POLICE REPORTS

– A city resident reported the father of her two children who lives out of town does not have legal visitation rights but that she permits visitation on weekends, and that the father did not return her son on Sunday then allegedly took him out of school and is keeping him at his home. An officer told the woman to contact the department if the father has not returned the boy by the time she returns from her trip.

– Police responded to an East Second Street business at 2:50 p.m. Thursday where an employee reported receiving a threatening phone call from an unidentified woman who said she would slash tires and that “this was not over with” regarding a legal ad in the newspaper about hiring nurses aides for home care.

– An Oak Street resident reported at 3:25 p.m. Thursday her son and his friend have been followed to school by a dark truck with two male occupants who are watching them but not attempting to talk to them.

– An officer responded to a Newgarden Avenue home at 4:11 p.m. Thursday where a woman reported a verbal dispute with her boyfriend who had already left.

– An officer responded to a report of suspicious odor in the 900 block of South Avenue at 7:57 p.m. Thursday and was directed toward a wooded area along the alley where there were several white plastic bags apparently from a grocery store scattered closely together behind a large pile of cut timber. The officer inspected the bags and found fruits and vegetables and rotting turkey.

– Officers responded to the 1400 block of Franklin Avenue at 10:54 p.m. Thursday for a report of a prowler and found a woman walking near a residence. The woman said that she had locked herself out of her house and had been knocking on neighbor’s doors in an attempt to get help. An officer provided her a cell phone to call a family member.

– An officer responded to the post office at 12:20 a.m. Friday for a report of a man urinating in the parking lot. The officer spoke with the man, found to be intoxicated, who said he had a fight with his wife at their home in Sebring and he was going to sleep in his truck before work in the morning. The officer confiscated the man’s keys until he sobered up.

– Police responded to a report of someone possibly sleeping on a park bench in the 500 block of East State Street at 1:50 a.m. The man said his legs had started to cramp so he sat down. He declined medical attention.

– Police initiated a traffic stop for an equipment violation on South Broadway Avenue and East Pershing Street at 2:01 a.m. Friday during which two 17-year-old males from Hanoverton and Kensington for an unruly offense.

– A Newgarden Avenue resident reported at 7:55 a.m. Friday a juvenile boy had been bitten or scratched on the leg by a dog at the corner of Newgarden Avenue and Liberty Street.

– Stacy R. Jarrett, 3824 Depot Road, Salem, was arrested on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office for menacing after turning himself in at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

LEETONIA

– An officer took a report in reference to a jewelry theft in the 200 block of Oak Street at 1:10 p.m. Aug. 22.

– An officer investigated a report of vandalism in the 700 block of Columbia Street at 5:39 p.m. Aug. 22.

– An officer responded to the 200 block of Oak Street at 5:36 p.m. Aug. 23 in reference to a garbage complaint.

– A woman at 227 Bristol Lane called Thursday at 12:01 a.m. to report she received several calls about her ex taking about 40 pills. Officers found the ex who denied taking any pills. The officers spoke with him, and he appeared fine.

– A warning letter was sent to John Garver, 734 E. Park Ave. Thursday about a junk motor vehicle.

– A lockout of the Lemon Tree van at Sparkle was reported at 9:51 a.m. Thursday.

– A South Elm Street woman called at 11:49 a.m. Thursday to report someone broke into her house while she was out.

– A woman called at 2:45 p.m. Thursday about a lockout at McDonald’s. Entry was gained.

– A woman called at 3:01 p.m. Thursday about a lockout on South Main Street. Entry was gained.

– A woman called at 5:51 p.m. Thursday about a man wearing black walking up Pittsburgh street talking to himself. The officer was familiar with the man, and there was no problem.

LISBON

– A village woman reported at 9:07 p.m. Thursday her son did not come home from school. Police contacted the boy at about 9:15 p.m., and he said he was at a friend’s house. He was told to contact his mother.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police were called at 8:49 a.m. Thursday for an open container complaint in the 700 block of East State Street where two males carrying bags were possibly drinking out of open containers in the bags. An officer found the two males carrying bags, but they contained alcohol containers that had not been opened.

– Juveniles were reported playing in the road at East School Street and East Fifth Street at 11:54 p.m. Wednesday, but were not found.

– Police were called for suspicious activity at 10:28 p.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of East State Street where there was a man in a parking lot approaching an occupied vehicle trying to sell something. The man was located and had no weapons, but declined to empty the contents of his pockets. He said he was speaking with the person in the car. He then left.

– A low tree limb was reported at 7:18 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of South Lincoln Avenue. An officer checked it and did not feel it posed a traffic hazard. A note was left for the street department to check it.

– A juvenile was reported missing at 6:26 p.m. Wednesday from a Rose Avenue residence, but after an officer started searching the area, a family member said the child was located and everything was okay.

– Emily Ellsworth of Pure Pet, 148 Penn Ave., reported at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday that an unknown female was acting suspicious in the store. After she left, the security video was reviewed and she was observed stealing a $150 ferret and returning it an hour later. The theft occurred at 3:54 p.m., with an investigation pending.

– Police responded at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Ash Street to talk to a resident regarding a previous report of an excessive number of feral cats surrounding the residence. Only two cats were seen and appeared friendly. The resident was aware of only two outdoor cats, one a stray and one belonging next door. No problem was apparent.

– Police responded to an alarm at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday on the Salem Parkway, with the exterior of the business found secure.

– A dispute was reported at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of West Wilson Street where an officer discovered it was a verbal dispute with no violence. A man voluntarily left.

– An officer stood by while a Children Services worker performed an investigation and follow-up at a North Ellsworth Avenue property at 1:53 p.m. Wednesday.

– No citation was issued and no injury was reported when a vehicle driven by William Saunders, 68, of state Route 558, Leetonia, was traveling on East State Street near North Madison Avenue and the steering linkage broke. The driver lost control and the vehicle traveled off of the right side of the road into the curb lawn, striking a street sign. There was minor damage to the sign and the vehicle.

– Officers met with a man in the 800 block of West State Street at 11:26 a.m. Wednesday and another male was there who said his Perry Township residence had been robbed by people he allowed to stay there with him last Friday. He found his property at a local metals place and wanted help getting it back. A Perry Township officer transported him to the business to see about the property and who may have taken it.

– Police responded at 10:08 a.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of Butcher Road and located a man matching the description of a male on a bicycle looking dirty on Cunningham at the city limits. He told police he did not get off his bike and go near any vehicles, but was picking up cans. He was told to be careful.

– A man on Continental Drive reported at 8:36 a.m. Wednesday that he was constantly receiving unwanted text messages from different numbers from the company Remax.

PERRY TWP.

– No citation was issued and no injuries were reported at 10:26 p.m. Wednesday when police were called to a one-vehicle accident on the U.S. Route 62 bypass. A pickup driven by Jack Knight, 64, of Bethpage, Tenn., was northbound on U.S. Route 62 and ran off the end of the pavement at the state Route 45 interchange. The vehicle became stuck and had to be towed from the field. No damage was noted.

– Justin Vickers, 22, of Bandy Road, Alliance, was cited for failure to yield while making a left turn after his northbound vehicle on North Lincoln Avenue attempted to turn west onto the U.S. Route 62 four-lane and was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by Ashley Batcho, 22, of Youngstown, at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday. No injuries were reported.

– A Georgetown Road resident who had already filed a theft report talked to police at 12:02 p.m. Wednesday on West State Street to add property that was taken.

COLUMBIANA

– An employee of the Marathon station called at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday to report a lock out. Officers helped gain entry.

– A man called at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday to advise of a black Saab weaving all over East Park Ave. Officers located and stopped the vehicle and advised the 17-year-old driver of the complaint.

– Jeff Heaton called at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday to report of an accident in front of Arbogast, Columbiana-Waterford Road, Columbiana. Chelsi Figley, Columbiana, reportedly turned left in front of Jeremy Drew, New Waterford, and was cited for failure to yield.

– A Bristol Lane resident came to the station at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday to talk to someone in reference to a fight he had with his brother. He was told his options, and chose to drop the issue since his brother had left and was not expected to return.

– A woman called at 6:38 p.m. Wednesday to speak with an officer about some Facebook postings. She was told her options.

– A man came to the station at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday to report a semi hit the north side of the circle and continued on. The area was checked but the vehicle was not located. The road crew was notified.

– A woman called at 8:49 p.m. Wednesday to report a male wearing a red T-shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap walking on the roadway and not moving off. Officers observed the man in front of the theater and found no apparent violations.

COLUMBIANA

– An employee of the Marathon station called at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday to report a lock out. Officers helped gain entry.

– A man called at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday to advise of a black Saab weaving all over East Park Ave. Officers located and stopped the vehicle and advised the 17-year-old driver of the complaint.

– Jeff Heaton called at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday to report of an accident in front of Arbogast, Columbiana-Waterford Road, Columbiana. Chelsi Figley, Columbiana, reportedly turned left in front of Jeremy Drew, New Waterford, and was cited for failure to yield.

– A Bristol Lane resident came to the station at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday to talk to someone in reference to a fight he had with his brother. He was told his options, and chose to drop the issue since his brother had left and was not expected to return.

– A woman called at 6:38 p.m. Wednesday to speak with an officer about some Facebook postings. She was told her options.

– A man came to the station at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday to report a semi hit the north side of the circle and continued on. The area was checked but the vehicle was not located. The road crew was notified.

– A woman called at 8:49 p.m. Wednesday to report a male wearing a red T-shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap walking on the roadway and not moving off. Officers observed the man in front of the theater and found no apparent violations.

POLICE REPORTS

– A man in the 500 block of Franklin Avenue contacted police at 3:49 a.m. Wednesday to report an ongoing problem with a neighbor harassing him. An officer spoke to the neighbor who denied it. Both sides were told to cease contact.

– Police responded to the 600 block of Cherry Street at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday regarding possible shots fired. The area was found quiet.

– An officer on patrol at 11:26 p.m. Tuesday saw an SUV parked south of the railroad crossing off of the edge of the road near the railroad substation on South Ellsworth Avenue, noting the lights were off and it appeared occupied. Upon checking, the occupant was a railroad employee.

– A woman in the 900 block of East Sixth Street reported at 10:13 p.m. Tuesday that the female juvenile she was letting stay there was not listening to her and was screaming outside, disturbing the neighbors. The juvenile was told to calm down for the evening.

– Police were called at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Woodland Avenue for an unruly juvenile who did not want to listen to her parents and go to bed. The unruly juvenile law was explained to her and she agreed to listen to her parents.

– An alarm was reported on Pearce Circle at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, with the exterior of a home found secure.

– A white GMC SUV was issued a parking citation after a caller at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday reported a parking complaint in the 800 block of Superior Avenue where the vehicle was parked in a no parking zone, leaving one lane of travel for vehicles entering Waterworth Memorial Park.

– A domestic dispute was reported at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday at Newgarden Avenue and West Wilson Street where both parties told an officer it was just an argument over personal issues. The male said he would leave for awhile.

– A caller at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday reported a dog in a car unattended in the Walmart parking lot on East State Street. The vehicle was found and both back windows were halfway down and both front windows were down over an inch. The animal appeared okay.

– Police responded to the 100 block of East Third Street at 5:34 p.m. Tuesday regarding a dispute over access to a residence where a man said his wife, whom he was separated from, tried to throw him out. He had moved back in and she was told she would have to evict him and he had a legal right to access until he moved his things out or the eviction was complete.

– A reckless driver was reported at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday on Southeast Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. The light blue conversion van could not be found.

– Sean Kavinsky of the Sleepy Hollow Sleep Shop, 2524 E. State St., reported at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday that someone shot the glass windows in the front of the business. The damage was consistent with a BB or pellet striking the glass.

– Eric Farkas, of North Ellsworth Avenue, reported at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday that his cell phone was stolen from downstairs in the children’s section of the Salem Public Library on Aug. 14. He filed a report with the library and the phone has not been located.

– An officer spoke with a woman at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday regarding a situation with her estranged husband threatening to break into her apartment. The report said he’ll be contacted and told he’s not welcome, but can pick up his belongings.

– An officer responded to the 900 block of Jones Drive at 1:11 p.m. Tuesday regarding a man who urinated outside. People working in the area were contacted and told about the complaint.

– Police responded with a juvenile diversion officer to a West 10th Street residence at 11:58 a.m. Tuesday regarding a girl refusing to go to school. The diversion officer spoke to the girl and her mother and she was taken to school.

– Austintown Police advised the department at 11:37 a.m. Tuesday about an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle report that occurred. The vehicle was located at a residence in Salem and a traffic stop was intiated with the driver advised of the complaint. Due to the owner not pursuing charges in Austintown, the vehicle was turned over to the owner.

– An asset protection associate at Walmart on East State Street reported at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that a former employee entered the store on Sunday evening, selected various items, placed them in a cart and left without paying for them. The incident will be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for a pending theft charge.

PERRY TOWNSHIP REPORTS

– Chantel Shuman, 21, of 36537 Orchard Ct., was cited for driving under drug offense suspension after a traffic stop at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of state Route 344. The vehicle was towed and she was picked up by a family member.

– Adam Buckley, 39, of East Liverpool, was cited for driving under child support suspension after a traffic stop at 9:18 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of state Route 344. The vehicle was towed.

– A resident in the 2000 block of Goshen Road reported at 3:54 p.m. Tuesday that someone known to them entered their property overnight and let the air out of the tires of three vehicles parked in the drive. The complainant did not have proof of the allegations. The report said the complainant was not happy with the officers and asked them to leave.

– Barbara Silvers, 56, of 7443 Spillway Road, Lisbon, was cited for assured clear distance after her vehicle struck the rear of a tractor trailer driven by Shawn Haines, 30, of Kirtland, who was northbound on Depot Road and stopped to prepare to turn west onto Marion Avenue at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday.

COLUMBIANA REPORTS

– Police were called to a business on North Main Street at 9:33 a.m. Tuesday after telephone lines to the building were knocked out. A semi-truck unloading at Subway pulled them down..

– A South Middle Street resident reported at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday she left a computer with Brad Weber, South Middle Street, to fix last October, but he has not returned her calls. Police contacted Weber who said he would return the computer by Monday.

– A caller at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday reported the South Main crossing gates going up and down non-stop. Police advised the caller to contact Norfolk-Southern.

– Police arrived at Joshua Dixon Elementary at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday regarding an abandoned child at the school. The matter was handled by the school and Children Services.

– Police were called to South Main near the Laundromat at 7:42 p.m. Tuesday after two males were riding their bicycles in the middle of the road. Police checked but did not see them.

LISBON REPORTS

– Police were called to a home on North Street at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday to stand by while an ambulance crew transported a man who was found unresponsive by his mother.

– Police went to a home on Sherman Street at 5 p.m. Tuesday to provide the homeowner a copy of the law prohibiting chickens from being kept in village limits. The homeowner was warned to get rid of the chickens or risk being cited.

– Police were called to the county mental health center at 5:15 p.m. Monday to stand by while a client was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

– Dominic Stacey reported Aug. 21 he has a protection order against Tracey Wright but she continues to call him and threatens to have him beat up.

– Street department employee Patti Dailey was at Willow Grove Park on Tuesday morning when she backed a village pickup truck into another village truck, damaging the hood and front end.

POLICE REPORTS

– A suspicious person was reported at 2:41 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of Southeast Boulevard where officers found a woman who said she was lost and saw the lights and television on inside a residence and asked for directions. Officers guided her in the right direction.

– Police responded to an alarm at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 2900 block of East State Street and found the exterior of the business secure.

– An anonymous caller at 10:48 p.m. Monday reported a suspicious person in the area of Southeast Boulevard and Merle Road. A family was found walking their dog.

– A woman from South Union Avenue reported at 9:53 p.m. Monday that she picked up her 15-year-old daughter from the girl’s father’s residence in Alliance and another female at the residence, who was a friend of the daughter, threatened to come to Salem to take her daughter away from her. She wanted the report documented in case of future problems. The daughter was told to abide by her mother’s rules.

– A woman on Walnut Street reported at 9:41 p.m. Monday that a known man contacted her roommate on a cell phone via a social network and was harassing both her and the roommate. An officer will attempt contact to tell him to stop.

– Officers were called at 9:38 p.m. Monday to a reported theft that occurred in the 500 block of North Ellsworth Avenue and found the incident was a drug transaction gone wrong. The incident was under investigation, with the case being reviewed by the prosecutor’s office.

– Michael Exline, 42, of 29549 U.S. Route 62, Salem, was taken into custody at the police station at 8:53 p.m. Monday on an active warrant from the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear on a nonsupport of dependents charge.

– An officer met with two female juveniles from Jennings Avenue and their mother at the police station at 8:46 p.m. Monday. One of the girls said she had an argument with her father, with whom she resides, and he told both of them to leave the residence. The mother wanted it documented.

– An alarm was reported at 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 2300 block of Southeast Boulevard, with the exterior found secure and the alarm reset while officers were there.

– A woman in the 500 block of South Lincoln Avenue requested to speak to an officer at 7:36 p.m. Monday regarding a civil issue with her landlord. She was told her options.

– A resident on Howard Avenue called at 7:30 p.m. Monday to report suspicious activity and loud noises in the 100 block of West Second Street. An officer discovered the noise was coming from a business being renovated.

– Timothy Weingart, of the 1300 block of Westview Drive, reported at 7:27 p.m. Monday that sometime in the last month, his GPS unit was removed from his vehicle. He was unsure if it happened in Salem or somewhere else.

– A bank check card found at Home Savings & Loan at 7:25 p.m. Monday was placed in the police lost and found.

– A suspicious person was reported at 6:45 p.m. Monday in the area of Sharp Avenue and West Pershing Street, but could not be found.

– Kitty Morrow, of Woodland Avenue, reported at 6:12 p.m. Monday that her phone was stolen from her purse while she was at Walmart on East State Street. The case held several personal documents.

– A suspicious odor was reported coming from an apartment on West Pershing Street at 5:53 p.m. Monday. An officer made contact with multiple residents at different apartments, but no odor was detected.

– Police were called at 5:20 p.m. Monday to the 600 block of East Third Street for an unwanted person refusing to leave a property. A woman said she had invited her brother over earlier to watch her children and when she returned, he decided he was going to hang out and she asked him to leave several times before calling police. A family member responded and took him elsewhere.

– An officer looking for someone at 5 p.m. Monday attempted to cross an alley in the 500 block of Franklin and found it blocked by a parked vehicle. The officer contacted the owner and noted the vehicle had been tagged for the same violation in the past couple of months. The vehicle was moved.

– A man in the 700 block of West State Street reported at 4:38 p.m. Monday that a male he knows came on his property and began to cause problems. He left before police arrived. The person could not be found and the man was told to call police if he returns.

– Police were called at 4:10 p.m. Monday to East 10th Street to speak to someone, but found nothing criminal had occurred. A resident was told to call police if the person involved came to her property or made contact with her.

– An anonymous caller at 2:46 p.m. Monday reported a motorist weaving while eastbound on East State Street. The vehicle was found in the Walgreen’s parking lot and the man said he was fine. He had a valid license from Maryland.

– Police were called at 11:07 a.m. Monday to the 300 block of West Seventh Street for a theft report and found it was a civil matter.

LISBON

-The manager of the Shale Tavern reported at 12:17 a.m. Monday they closing but four customers were lingering about outside, and the manager was concerned they might be waiting to start a fight. Police arrived but the four people were no where to be found. Police also checked at the Days Inn, and everything was fine.

– A barking dog complaint in the 800 block of North Market Street was received at 6:41 p.m. Monday. Police patrolled the area but did not hear any barking dogs.

COLUMBIANA

– A person came to the station at 10:36 a.m. Monday in regards to someone harassing her friends using her cell phone. Police noted the situation.

-A caller at Fairfield Commons, Columbiana, contacted police at 11:42 a.m. Monday, stating she had received threats from a patient.

– Police responded to a small traffic accident at 6:49 p.m. Monday at E. Salem Street and Main Street. David Slagle, Canfield, was sitting at a red light at said intersection when he was bumped by a vehicle driven by Rebecca Buchheit, Columbiana. Buchheit was sitting stationary but too close, and when she took her foot off the brake, she bumped into him. Buchheit was cited for failure to assure clear distance.

POLICE REPORTS

– David C. Carlin, 22, Salem, was cited for seat belt violation during a traffic stop on South Elm Street at 2:32 a.m. Saturday. During the stop, East Palestine Police’s K-9 noticed presence of narcotics in the vehicle. Following a probable cause search, small amounts of a suspected marijuana shake were found. No charges were filed on the shake, but Carlin and the other three passengers were warned of drug possession.

– A suspicious vehicle call was placed at 2:19 p.m. Saturday at Firestone Park on the walking trail. The vehicle, upon investigation, did have permission from the park manager to be there.

– Police were called to the concession stand in Firestone Park at 5:23 p.m. Saturday after an employee reported money missing or stolen from the stand.

– A resident near the Springfield Road area phoned in regards to burning smoke near Columbiana Floral at 9:22 p.m. Saturday. Officers then found that a Maple Drive resident was having a get-together and were using the fire to roast smores.

– Several noise complaints were called in at 10:36 p.m. Saturday near The Links at Firestone Farms. Officers spoke to the party’s host, Bryan Blakeman, and advised him to turn down the volume and end the party.

– Ashley I. Floor, 21, Leetonia, was cited during a traffic stop on West Park Avenue at 11:14 p.m. Saturday for driving under suspension, seat belt violation, and no license plate light.

-Hayden T. Brooke, 20, North Lima was cited for an equipment violation during a traffic stop on state Route 164 at 1:37 a.m. Sunday. East Palestine Police’s K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, and after a probable cause search, spotted traces of a marijuana shake, but not enough to file charges.

– Hayden T. Brooke, 20, North Lima, was cited for equipment violation during a traffic stop on state Route 164 at 1:37 a.m. Sunday. During the stop, East Palestine Police’s K-9 unit noticed a scent of narcotics, and discovered small amounts of a marijuana shake, but not enough was present to require charges to be pressed.

– A driver on state Route 164 phoned in at 11:13 a.m. Sunday regarding a female driver going left of center, nearly causing two accidents. Police spotted the driver in question, saying she dropped something and was looking for the item, which may have been why she went left of center.

– Multiple calls were received regarding a traffic crash on state Route 7 at 11:50 a.m. Sunday near driveway to Shaker Woods and Jim’s Custom VW. Call was handled by Ohio State Highway Patrol.

– A West Woodland Avenue resident called at 1:53 p.m. Sunday regarding two juveniles with a large fire in the front yard, which was revealed to be a controlled fire, and was put out by a garden hose. The residents were warned about having a fire in city limits for non-cooking purposes.

– Jeff Osterling, Leetonia, was southbound on North Main Street at 8:34 p.m. Sunday, when his car went off the road and the mirror struck the utility pole on the corner of Cherry Street and North Main Street, causing minor damage. Osterling was cited for failure to control.

– During a traffic stop on Chestnut Alley at 11:43 p.m. Sunday, Roger C. Mullet, 25, was charged with driving under suspension, expired plates, displaying a fictitious tag, seat belt violation, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. The passenger, Candace L. Fraser, 24, was also charged with possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

LISBON

– A North Market Street woman reported having problems with a bat in her home at 10:33 p.m. Sunday. Police arrived and captured and then released the bat.

-Police were called to a residence on Garfield Avenue at 10 p.m. Monday in regard to a strange noise. Police determined the noise was coming from a smoke detector and changed the battery for the homeowner.

SALEM

– An officer responded at 11:17 p.m. Sunday to the 100 block of Woodland Avenue where a resident reported phone harassment from a known male who allegedly threatened to come to Salem to assault him. The resident was told to call police if the man shows up.

– Officers were dispatched at 11:08 p.m. Sunday to the West Pershing Street railroad crossing for a person on the railroad tracks, finding a male and female walking down the middle of the tracks under the West State Street overpass. They said they were out for a walk. They were told they’re not allowed to walk down the railroad tracks and took a different route home.

– A reckless vehicle with a possibly intoxicated driver was reported at 9:31 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of East State Street, but was not found.

– An animal complaint was reported at 8:52 p.m. Sunday when a caller said neighbors are in the process of moving out and they left the dog at the residence alone. Officers located the animal and will have the humane officer respond to check on it.

– Police were called at 8:01 p.m. Sunday to the 900 block of West State Street where a live-in boyfriend and girlfriend had a verbal dispute. The domestic violence laws and potential consequences were explained, with no physical violence reported. The girlfriend left.

– An anonymous caller at 7:45 p.m. Sunday reported the driver of a gray Ford truck was peeling tires in the street and driveway in the 300 block of North Madison Avenue. The vehicle was found unoccupied and police contacted the resident, who said he was not peeling his tires.

– Sherman Duncan, of the 500 block of Columbia Street, reported at 7:08 p.m. Sunday that he saw his neighbor leave for a bar Saturday night, but he has not seen him since and was concerned that something happened to him. Officers will attempt to locate the neighbor’s contact information. The man was told to call police if he returns.

– Edward Little, of the 900 block of South Lundy Avenue, spoke with police at 6:54 p.m. Sunday regarding recent damage at his residence.

– An anonymous caller at 6:43 p.m. Sunday reported a tractor trailer swerving prior to entering the city on West State Street at Benton Road. A traffic stop was initiated, but there was no indication of driver impairment.

– Loud music was reported at 6:03 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of East Sixth Street. The music was turned down before police arrived.

– Police were called at 5:05 p.m. Sunday to the 500 block of East Perry Street for a neighbor dispute, learning there was a verbal dispute between adult neighbors and their children. All involved were told to attempt to get along.

– Police responded to a report at 4:46 p.m. Sunday of a woman yelling in the 400 block of West Pershing Street. They made contact with two adult women identified as sisters who said they had an argument, but everything was fine.

– Police were called at 2:54 p.m. Sunday to the 2300 block of East State Street to check on a cat in a parked vehicle. The operator was there when they arrived and the cat was fine. The windows were open a small amount and the person was inside the business a short time.

– A possible gunshot was reported at 2:19 p.m. Sunday in the area of Meadow Lane and Hickory Lane. Police did not find anyone shooting or hear anything like gunshots, but did see a child on an ATV which could have backfired. There was no odor of gunpowder in the area.

– A man came to the police station from North Ellsworth Avenue at 2:09 p.m. Sunday with a question about a vehicle he was purchasing. He was told it’s a civil matter.

– A woman on Andrew Avenue reported at 1:51 p.m. Sunday that her brother’s girlfriend assaulted her when she took her son to his home on Ohio Avenue to get some property back. She said the girlfriend slapped her, pulled her hair and knocked her glasses off while she was sitting in the car. There were no visible signs of injury. The girlfriend told police she accidentally knocked the glasses off, but didn’t slap the woman or pull her hair. Information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review.

PERRY TWP.

– Police were flagged down at 3:53 p.m. Sunday regarding a purse found on state Route 45. Multiple credit cards, a cell phone and a driver’s license from Virginia were found, with police in Virginia contacted to attempt to contact the purse’s owner.

-Marian Beck, East 11th Street, called at 2:03 p.m. to report a mailbox vandalized.

– A caller at 1:54 p.m. Sunday reported an erratic driver on state Route 45 near West State Street. An officer saw the vehicle, which was moving unusually slow, and stopped it, determining the driver was elderly and nothing was wrong. The driver was told that for the safety and flow of traffic, to try and go a little faster.

– Police were called at 12:24 p.m. Sunday by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office to check on a report of a reckless driver on U.S. Route 62, south of state Route 165. Perry Township was unable to make contact and asked Salem Police to check on the driver since the person was older in age. Salem Police checked the residence and spoke to a neighbor who said the person has a handicap and uses a special steering wheel which would explain the sometimes erratic driving.

– John Rickman, of the 300 block of Georgetown Road, called at 9:49 a.m. Sunday to report the theft of multiple items from the residence over the weekend.

– A resident on Pidgeon Road called at 8:26 a.m. Sunday to report receiving several suspicious calls overnight from the same phone number. An officer called the number and spoke to a man who said he had no knowledge of the calls and said it may have been accidental. He was told if it was him or someone he knew, the calls need to stop.

– Police were called at 7:08 a.m. Sunday to the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue regarding an intoxicated woman allegedly threatening to harm herself. Officers determined there was a verbal disagreement between a couple. KLG Ambulance responded, but the woman said everything was fine and they would work out their problems.

– Daniel Sims, 51, whose last known address was Youngstown, was cited for speeding and driving under suspension after a traffic stop at 2:39 a.m. Sunday on East Pidgeon Road.

– A noise complaint was reported at 12:59 a.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of Brookview Drive. A resident said they had just returned from a wedding and would keep it down for the night.

– Police were called at 11:02 p.m. Saturday for barking dogs in the 1700 block of Hearthside Drive and were told the barking began at 8 p.m. and had been constant for three hours. Officers checked the residence and failed to make contact with the homeowner, but saw small dogs in the back yard barking. A neighbor approached and said they were watching the dogs and were told to put the dogs in the back yard. The barking stopped when the dogs were placed inside the house.

– Police were called at 10:20 p.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of Prospect Street for an assault on a juvenile. The juvenile said the person had already left. A statement was taken and the assault was under investigation.

– Police were called at 12:40 p.m. Saturday for a report of ATVs being driven up and down the road on Springdale Street, but none were found.

– Darla Dunlap, of Andrew Avenue, called at 9:52 a.m. Saturday to report a theft from a shed.

– A barking dog was reported in the 1100 block of Southridge at 3:57 a.m. Saturday. The barking dog was found running loose, but could not be caught. The dog was a golden retriever with a collar and a gold bone dog tag.

– Sabrina Robinson, 32, of Akron, was charged with obstruction of official business for allegedly providing false information to an officer during a traffic stop at 2:42 a.m. Saturday on state Route 45 near state Route 9.

POLICE REPORTS

-Police responded to the 400 block of Fair Avenue at 6:27 a.m. Sunday where the complainant advised a wicker chair was stolen from the porch overnight.

-Police responded to the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 12:04 a.m. Sunday after observing a large amount of smoke from a cookout fire and the resident put it out.

-Police responded to the 1200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 11:36 p.m. Saturday for a report of two suspicious people but were unable to find anyone.

-Police responded to the 800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:10 p.m. and the 100 block of West Fifth Street at 11:26 p.m. and assisted residents in removing bats from the residences.

-Police responded to the 800 block of Jennings Avenue at 9:10 p.m. Saturday where the complainant advised that two personal checks were taken from her checkbook. She was advised to contact her bank.

-Police responded to the 200 block of South Howard Avenue at 8:47 p.m. Saturday where the complainant advised that her juvenile son stole money and a credit card from her purse. He admitted it to an officer and was taken into custody and released to his mother.

-At 7:40 p.m. Saturday, police left a red warning tag on a residence in the 1200 block of East Third Street for barking dogs.

-Police received an anonymous call at 5;12 p.m. Saturday that provided information regarding an ongoing issue with a person known to the caller.

-Police responded to the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 4:14 p.m. Saturday where the complainant advised that a known man was following him and trying to cause a problem. The complainant wanted it documented.

-Police responded to the 500 block of East Fourth Street at 12:43 p.m. Saturday where the complainant advised her apartment was entered and her checkbook taken. She was advised of her options.

POLICE REPORTS

– A Leetonia resident reported at 7:29 a.m. Friday that someone had broken out a window on her vehicle parked in the 100 block of North Union Avenue.

– April R. Mathes, 27, 491 E. Perry St., Salem, was cited for passing left of center following two-vehicle crash in the 900 block of East Third Street at 5:59 p.m. Friday in which she westbound and allegedly attempted to pass and struck a vehicle driven Randa L. Hall, 19, Tomahawk Drive, Negley, who had slowed to make a left turn into a private drive. Hall was transported to the hospital with possible injuries. She was cited for driving under a permit with no licensed driver.

– Police responded to a 500 block North Ellsworth Avenue home at 7:23 p.m. Friday where a resident reported someone had damaged her vehicle with a sharp object. An investigation revealed it to be a juvenile neighbor with a rock.

– Eric D. Coffee, 40, 465 N. Lincoln Ave., Salem, was cited for improper backing following a two-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Maple Street at 8:45 p.m. Friday in which he was backing out of a private drive and allegedly struck a legally parked vehicle driven by Cheryl L. Richmond, 68, Alliance. No injuries were reported.

– A patrolling officer at 1:15 a.m. Saturday observed a man carrying a chair away from the front porch of a 400 block Fair Avenue home, who fled when seeing the cruiser turn around. Officers searched the area, but were unable to find the man.

– Police responded to a North Lincoln Avenue apartment at the request of the Salem Community Hospital at 8:57 a.m. Saturday to check on a patient that had left the hospital with a IV still in his arm. The patient agreed to be transported back to the hospital.

– Police responded to the 400 block of Broadway Avenue at 9:33 a.m. Saturday where the roadway had been blocked by a local business claiming to have permission from the safety service director to close it. Officers determined that the business had been given permission to park motorcycles on the roadway, but not close it.

– Police responded to an Allen Road business at 11:45 a.m. Saturday where supervisors reported an employee who had been told to go home had punched the employee lockers and damaged the door frame on the way out.

– An Apache Lane resident reported at noon Thursday she was being harassed over the telephone.

– An East Palestine man reported at 7:30 p.m. Thursday he was having custody issues with a city resident.

– James McCloud, Pittsburgh Street, reported at 12:35 a.m. Friday a sharp object was in the road in the area of the Seederly Mong and Beck Funeral Home. Police checked the area but found nothing in the road.

– A Fairfield School Road woman reported at 8:36 a.m. Thursday neighbors were putting branches on her property. Police contacted the neighbor’s wife, and she advised she would have her husband remove the branches when he came home from work.

– Carol Burger, Erie, Pa., was eastbound on state Route 14 at 10 a.m. Thursday and approaching Springfield Road when Joshua Coburn, Leetonia, began to move from the stop sign on Springfield Road and struck Burger. Burger, a juvenile, was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.

– Sherry Bowser requested at 2:18 p.m. Thursday police stand by while she attempted to retrieve her dog and other property from an East Park Avenue home. Police warned a man at the property for trespass and no further problems were reported.

– The Highway Patrol reported at 4:20 p.m. Thursday receiving a complaint of a gray Toyota pickup driving recklessly westbound on state Route 14 from the Unity Township area. Police checked the area but did not see the vehicle.

– A man reported at 5:11 p.m. Thursday a burgundy Subaru Legacy eastbound on state Route 14 and then southbound on state Route 7 was going left of center and speeding. Police checked the area but did not see the vehicle.

– A Columbiana-Canfield Road resident reported at 8:20 p.m. Thursday he was receiving unwanted text messages from his soon-to-be-ex-wife and there was possibly a problem with a Pine Lake business, and both may be in violation of the pending divorce and restraining order.

– A woman reported at 10:42 p.m. Thursday a car was in a field on state Route 7 near Lipply Road. Police checked and found a car was parked in a driveway, not a field.

– During a traffic stop on South Elm Street at 2:32 a.m. Friday the East Palestine Police Department’s K9 alerted to the presence of drugs in a vehicle. Police found small amounts of suspected marijuana throughout the vehicle but not enough to sustain any charges. All four occupants of the vehicle were warned against drug possesion and the driver, David C. Carlin, 22, Salem, was cited for seat belt.

POLICE REPORTS

-The sheriff’s office requested an officer answer a call at the Twin Oaks trailer park at 1:18 a.m. Wednesday, where someone reported seeing shadows and rattling their door knob. Police arrived at the same time as a deputy but did not find anyone lurking about.

– Michael R. Windle, 32, West Lincoln Way, was arrested for domestic violence early Thursday for allegedly grabbing Casey Reynolds by the neck and punching her in the face.

– A passing motorist reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday seeing someone carrying what looked like aluminum gutters from the old county Department of Job and Family Services building and then hiding the items in some weeds along North Jefferson Street. The person was described as a white male in his 40s, with long hair and a beard. Police did not find the suspect but did locate the described items in the weeds. Police also checked the building but no one was found inside. About $30,000 in copper plumbing and wiring were stolen from the JFS building this summer, and the theft remains under investigation.

GOSHEN POLICE DISTRICT

– Collena Lynne Carpenter, 29, Fremont, Ohio, was cited for reckless operation following a one-vehicle crash in Beloit at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 in which she was eastbound on First Street and allegedly did not stop at the deadend. The vehicle was found 100 to 200 feet in the woods and the driver admitted to traveling about 45 miles an hour.

– John W. Fick, 51, 22110 Coldale St., Minerva, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash in Goshen Township at 11 a.m. Aug. 11 in which he was northbound in the 14000 block of Smith-Goshen Road and allegedly sideswiped a guardrail on the east side of the roadway.

LEETONIA

– An officer investigated a complaint of a loose dog in the area of Wick Park at 6:55 p.m. Aug. 15.

– An officer responded to a noise complaint in the 200 block of Main Street at 9:54 p.m. Aug. 16.

– An officer responded to a complaint of a barking dog in the area of Park and Elm streets at 2:49 a.m. Aug. 18.

– An officer responded to the 200 block of Main Street at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday in reference to a dispute between a man and woman.

– An officer responded a home in the 1300 block of Beeson Mill Road at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday where the resident reported someone had knocked on her door. The officer was unable to find anyone in the area.

– An officer responded to a loud music complaint in the 200 block of Waddell Street at 11:43 p.m. Wednesday.

PERRY TWP.

– Police responded to a car/deer accident on state Route 45 south of Georgetown Road at 12:53 a.m. Thursday where Ted H. Yuhaniak of 2262 Cunningham Road, Salem, was southbound and a deer ran in front of his vehicle causing minor damage.

– Police responded to the 1100 block of Jones Drive at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday for a barking dog complaint and were unable to contact the resident. An officer will attempt to contact the residence later.

– Police responded to a noise complainant in the 1300 block of West State Street at 9:24 p.m. Wednesday. Fireworks were being set off at a small outside party and they were advised to cease and they did.

– David P. Holland, 3927 Georgetown Road, Damascus, was cited for failure to yield at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday following a two-vehicle accident at state Route 45 and U.S. 62. He was eastbound on U.S. 62 and attempted to make a left turn onto state Route 45 and was struck by the vehicle operated by Daryl R. Rhodes, 4945 Renkenberger Road, Columbiana, who was westbound on U.S. 62. There were no injuries and both vehicles sustained disabling damage.

SALEM

– Police responded to the 1000 block of East 4th Street at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday where the complaint advised her ex-boyfriend was calling and texting her over their breakup and wanted it stopped and documented in case there are future problems.

– Police responded to the 200 block of East 6th Street at 4:33 p.m. Wednesday where the complainant advised her daughter’s bike was stolen. It is purple and pink with a ladybug design with two license plates that say, “Too fast for you.” The bike is valued at $89.

– Police responded to the 400 block of Ohio Avenue at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a person down and located a woman sleeping in the front porch. She appeared to be OK.

– Police responded to the 200 block of Hawley Avenue at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday for a domestic and a man said he argued with his girlfriend’s mother. There was no physical violence.

– Police responded to the 400 block of Ohio Avenue at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday along with firefighters and an ambulance for a possible dug overdose. A woman tenant was OK and had been fighting with her sister all day and she refused transport to the hospital.

– Police responded to the 200 block of West 10th Street at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday and assisted the Columbiana County sheriff in attempting to serve papers. No one was home.

– Police responded to the 800 block of East 5th Street at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday where the complainant advised that a chain saw was stolen from the back yard by person in a gray hoody and dark-colored car.

– Police responded to the 2400 block of East State Street at 10:03 p.m. Wednesday where the complainant advised the driver’s side window of the vehicle was broken out and her purse with an iPod and bank papers was stolen.

– Police responded to the 300 block of West 7th Street at 10:39 p.m. Wednesday where the man and woman had argued. The woman was gone but was found underneath a bush in the 200 block of W. 7th St. Both were intoxicated. The man said he came home and she argued and threw things around the kitchen. Both were told to stay away from each other.

– Police responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday where the complainant said several items were taken from his vehicle including school clothes that were valued at $250.

– Police responded to the 900 block of Jennings Avenue where the complainant advised six boxer puppies were stolen Tuesday afternoon from the back porch. A witness is to provide a statement. Police checked another residence in the 900 block of Jennings where the dogs were said to be and the people there denied any knowledge of it. An officer obtained information on the location of three puppies. The matter is under investigation.

COLUMBIANA

A resident of the 300 block of West Park Avenue reported at 1:34 a.m. Wednesday hearing noises coming from outside the home. Officers checked the scene, but found nothing or no one.

An employee of the Marathon on West Park Avenue reported at 1:28 p.m. Wednesday of a car fire at the station. The fire was put out upon officer’s arrival.

A traffic report was phoned in at 3:22 p.m. Wednesday from a caller who spotted children, around 5 or 6 years of age, riding a motorized car on the north end of Court Street, not getting out of the way of traffic. Officers were not able to make contact after checking the area.

Columbiana Police assisted with Ohio State Highway Patrol on a report of a reckless driver at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday on State Route 14 in Washingtonville heading east towards the city. After finding the matching plate and description, the officer stopped the vehicle, but let the driver go citing no violations.

A juvenile near Firestone Park in Columbiana reported at 6 p.m. Wednesday of suspicious activity near the park. The juvenile said that, on multiple occasions, an older lady in a silver Focus drives around and tries to get kids to go with her and play on her iPad at her condo, and sometimes asks the same question while walking her dog. After investigation by police, it was determined that the woman really wanted assistance from someone on how to use the iPad.

A disturbing the peace incident was phoned in at 9:34 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Windjammer Drive and State Route 14. A resident was unable to get sleep because someone near the entrance to the back bay by the car wash was mowing grass and grinding rocks, creating a loud, dusty environment. Officers determined that the man doing yard work is a contracted landscaper by the development, with the work being done at the other residents’ requests, and noise levels were adequate with the time of the day. The contractor told police he would be finish work for the day, and nothing further took place.

POLICE REPORTS

– An officer responded to Orchard Bend Drive at 8:49 a.m. Tuesday where someone had moved a basketball hoop into the roadway and let the air of the tires on multiple vehicles.

– Officers responded to a person causing a disturbance at a Southeast Boulevard home at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday and found a verbal dispute between a mother and her distraught daughter. They were advised to separate for the evening.

– Someone dropped off at the station an MP3 player that had been recovered at the intersection of Newgarden Avenue and Prospect Street at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday.

– Matthew A. Spurbeck, 36, last of Lawrence, Mich., was arrested for criminal trespassing after an officer responded to the South Ellsworth Avenue railroad crossing at 6:29 p.m. Tuesday where he allegedly rode a train into the city. Spurbeck reportedly fled the officer on foot and was detained by Perry Township police.

– An officer responded to an East State Street business at 7:38 p.m. where someone reportedly stole $15 in $1 bills from a desk drawer. There were no signs of forced entry.

– Robert A. Fuson, 254 W. Wilson St., Salem, was arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication after officers responded to his home at 8:56 p.m. Tuesday where he was allegedly yelling loudly at other people and causing a disturbance in the neighborhood.

– Officers responded to the high school at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday for a report of four or five people throwing tires at windows and found a tire laying against the building but no broken windows. The complainant said the people ran away when he approached them. Officers searched the area but were unable to find the suspects.

– Police arrested two female teens for unruly offenses following a traffic stop in the 100 block of South Broadway Avenue at 12:41 a.m. Wednesday for an illegal left turn off East State Street. The 17-year-old driver was charged with unruliness and her 17-year-old passenger was charged with unruliness and delinquency.

– Officers responded to the area of Vine Avenue and East Fifth Street at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday where a resident reported two people had been walking through his backyard. Officers searched the area but were unable to find the suspects.

– Police responded to the 1500 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 12:56 a.m. Wednesday for a report of people sitting in the roadway and found four juveniles sitting in a yard by the road. They denied the allegations, but agreed to go inside for the night.

– Officers responded to the area of Hawley Avenue and East State Street at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday for a report of people shaking a mailbox and found multiple items had been placed in the roadway.

– An officer provided traffic control at East State Street and North Lundy Avenue at 12:09 p.m. Wednesday while medical personnel treated a female fall victim. The woman was taken to the hospital for further treatment.

– A Vine Avenue resident reported at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday that her wallet and money went missing from her home that morning, possibly taken by a man she had there earlier.

– An East Second Street restaurant owner reported at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday that a customer who received a wrong order the night before had called the employees, cursing and making derogatory comments at them. He said the customer then called back that morning and threatened physical harm to him and the business.

PERRY TWP.

– Christopher Lee Miller, 35, 9507 Freeman Road, Lisbon, was arrested for obstruction of official business and driving under suspension after a traffic stop on Benton Road at Florida Avenue at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday in which it was found he was operating the vehicle under eight open suspensions and he gave a false social security number for identification.

– Police performed a welfare check on a resident in the 1200 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday and found the resident needed medical attention. The resident was transported to the hospital for evaluation and officers confiscated two firearms for safekeeping.

– Police responded to a Bethel Drive home at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday where the resident reported his girlfriend had taken his vehicle without permission and he wanted it returned. The girlfriend returned the vehicle with no problems and the two agreed to separate for the evening.

LISBON

– A North Market Street woman reported Tuesday $310 was stolen electronically from her checking account.

– Police were called to the Circle K at 1:32 a.m. Monday after a resident of a nearby group home for the mentally handicapped showed up saying she wanted a ride to Massillon because she did not wish to remain housed with blacks. She also made some comments about the Mafia. Police arrived and told her not to call the police for non-police matters and advised her to go home.

– Police were called to the county Department of Job and Family Services parking lot at 8 a.m. Tuesday in regard to a two-vehicle minor accident. The drivers were Jennifer L. Calko of Canfield, who was at fault, and Kathleen Chafee-Gaige of Canfield.

– A North Jefferson Street man reported Saturday having problems with his neighbor, who he believes spies on him everytime he goes outside.

– A North Market Street woman reported Saturday her former landlords showed up and were causing a scene in front of her children. Glenn said she had moved out of her previous residence several weeks ago on bad terms. Police told the former landlords they were not welcome and to leave, which they did.

COLUMBIANA

– A resident reported at 5 p.m. Tuesday cars were parking too close to a stop sign on North Pearl Street due to the auction on Old North. An announcement was made by the auctioneer for the owners to move the illegally parked vehicles.

– A North Vine Street woman reported at 5:31 p.m. Tuesday a suspicious man was at a vehicle that was parked off an alley behind West Park Avenue. Police spoke with the man and found he had just purchased the car.

– A North Bayshore man reported at 11:33 p.m. Tuesday his wife would not let him in the house.

SALEM TWP.

Constable Dan Valentine received a call from a resident in the 200 block of Lisbon-Canfield Road, Leetonia, at 7:25 p.m. Monday advising that someone threw eggs at the passenger side door of her car and also at her house.

POLICE REPORTS

– An officer responded to a West 10th Street home at 3:18 p.m. Monday where a woman reported her daughter and her husband who reside at the home were splitting up and the husband was taking items that belonged to their children. The officer advised that it was civil matter. Police returned to the home at 4:34 p.m. for a similar report and advised all involved to remain calm with each other.

– A South Lundy Avenue woman reported at 4:38 a.m. Monday that someone had taken her vehicle while it was parked in the 1800 block of East Pershing Street. The vehicle was recovered outside city limits.

– An officer responded to an East Fifth Street home at 8:59 p.m. Monday where a resident reported someone overnight had thrown eggs on two his vehicles parked on the street.

– Officers responded to a domestic dispute at a West Pershing Avenue home at 9:42 p.m. Monday in which the resident reported a verbal altercation with his daughter during which she threw water all over him.

– A West 10th Street resident reported at 10:16 p.m. Monday that her son-in-law had pointed a BB gun at her while in her home.

– Scott D. Bender, 27, 439 S. Broadway Ave., Salem, was arrested for open burning after patrolling officers observed a large amount of smoke and the smell of burning trash at his home at 11:10 p.m. Monday. The fire department responded to extinguish the fire.

– A patrolling officer observed two suspicious people walking in Waterworth Memorial park at 1:33 a.m. Tuesday. They said that they were just walking through the cemetery and park. The officer advised them of park hours and told them to leave.

– A patrolling officer observed two suspicious people behind a South Lincoln Avenue business at 3:14 a.m. Tuesday who said that they had permission from the previous owner to take cardboard boxes. The officer told them to return the box and get permission from the current ownership.

– Officers responded to the area of Meadowview and Orchard Bend drives at 5:28 a.m. Tuesday for a report of criminal mischief and found numerous vinyl fence post caps and a portable basketball hoop that had been moved to the middle of the roadway.

– An East State Street business reported at 9 a.m. Tuesday that a counterfeit $20 bill had been passed there the night before.

– A Florida resident reported at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday being harassed by a city business. An officer contacted the business and advised that the complainant wanted no further contact.

Lisbon

– A barking dog complaint was received in the 300 section of East Chestnut Street at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The officer checked the area but did not hear any dogs.

– Wendell Cole, Garfield Street, reported two men were going door to door selling products at 3:38 p.m. Monday and they offered him a free bottle of Gain detergent. An officer caught up with the suspects, who were from Pittsburgh and selling a combination vacuum/carpet cleaner. The officer told them they needed a permit and were warned failure to do so could result in them being cited.

– Terry Adams Jr., 37, East Chestnut Street, was arrested early Tuesday and charged with domestic violence for allegedly punching Ryan A. Brown twice in the side of the face and mouth.

Columbiana

– Bakhsho Bakhsho, 47, Fairfield Road, Columbiana, was southbound on state Route 7 at 6:22 p.m. Saturday and was struck by Teri R. Moser, 41, Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, New Middletown, , who was also southbound. Moser was cited for assured clear distance and Bakhsho was taken to Salem Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.

– Nathaniel E. Yarwood, 25, New Waterford, was charged with possession of marijuana, marijuana paraphernalia and tail lights after a Beaver Township K9 alerted to the vehicle during a traffic stop on state Route 14 at 2 a.m. Monday.

– Joyce Brooke, New Waterford, was westbound on Springfield Road at 2:27 p.m. Monday and was preparing to turn south into the rear entrance of the Columbiana Medical Center and was struck by Jesse Best, New Waterford, who attempted to pass in a no passing zone. Best was cited into juvenile court for improper passing in hazardous zones.

– Fred Jennings, Salem, was parked in front of a gas pump at the Duke and Duchess at 3:21 p.m. Monday and Sandra McKinley, Columbiana, was attempting to pass between Jennings and another vehicle at the opposite pump when the passenger door on her vehicle opened and was caught by the passing car. No citations were issued.

– A woman reported at 4 p.m. Monday a suspicious man was sitting in a vehicle almost daily in the Columbiana Manor parking lot. Police found the man was a resident of the complex who was just sitting in his vehicle and there were no problems.

– Jessica Lillian Daniels, 16, Bougquet Street, Negley, was driving eastbound on state Route 14 at 5:14 p.m. Monday and stopped behind another vehicle making a left turn into 4-Wheel Drive Hardware on state Route 14 and was struck by Ronald G. Barson, 47, state Route 170, Negley. He was cited for assured clear distance.

– Linda VanDyke, North Vine Street, reported at 4:27 p.m. Monday a light blue pickup truck was parked on property off the alley behind a West Park address. Police checked and found the vehicle was for sale.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police responded to a 400 block West School Street home at 4:19 p.m. Sunday for a report of a sexual crime. The complainant asked about restraining and protection orders and said she wished to pursue the matter in civil court instead of pressing criminal charges.

– Officers responded to an Oak Street home at 5:27 p.m. Sunday where a woman reported having had an argument with her juvenile daughter who then left the house. The daughter was found to have walked to her father’s home.

– Officers responded to the 600 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 6:32 p.m. Sunday for a report of teenage boys throwing cats into the roadway, but were unable to find the juveniles. The owner of the cats said she did not see anyone and took the cats inside the house.

– Officers responded to a West Wilson Street home at 8:54 p.m. Sunday where a woman reported a man she knows had been on her porch on three separate occasions and that she did not want him to be there. The man was warned to stay away.

– Police responded to a domestic dispute report in the 900 block of West State Street at 9:54 p.m. Sunday and found it to be a verbal dispute only.

– Police responded to the city limits on South Cunningham Road at 10:42 p.m. Sunday for a report of people standing next to the road. The people said they were searching for a family member, who was later found near East State Street.

– An officer responded to a report of people knocking over trash cans in the 1100 block of Cleveland Street at 11:10 p.m. Sunday. The complainant said two male juveniles knocked over his cans and then fled to a nearby house. One of the juveniles returned to pick them up.

– An officer responded to a South Lincoln Avenue residence at 12:41 p.m. Monday at the request of a mother who could not contact the resident, but made no contact in the home and found no vehicle in the garage.

– Police responded to a 200 North Lincoln Avenue building at 1:23 p.m. Monday for a report that someone overnight had attempted to pry open a window on the west side of the building but failed to gain entry.

– An officer responded to a report of solicitors in the area of Rose Avenue and East Fifth Street at 1:25 p.m. Monday and warned them to get a permit.

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PERRY TOWNSHIP reports

– Michael J. Sheppard, 55, Hanoverton, was arrested on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office after an officer stopped him while he was riding a bicycle with no lighted equipment at 1:41 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of state Route 9 and the state Route 45 bypass.

– Police were requested to check a suspicious vehicle described as a dune buggy operating recklessly on South Ohio Boulevard at 8:37 p.m. Saturday, but could not find it.

– Officers assisted Salem police search for a man involved in an alleged domestic dispute that turned into an assault at a North Union Avenue apartment at 10:21 p.m. Saturday. Officers cleared when informed they were no longer needed.

– A West 10th Street, Salem, resident requested an officer check a West Pine Lake Road residence where his wife may have been with his two infant children. Police checked the area but were unable to find a vehicle matching the man’s description.

– An officer observed a disabled vehicle on North Lincoln Avenue just south of U.S. Route 62 at 6:10 p.m. Sunday. The driver, who was not acting properly, had a lengthy list of mental problems and was voluntarily transported to the hospital for evaluation.

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GOSHEN POLICE DISTRICT REPORTS

– A Fifth Street, Beloit, resident reported at 1:40 p.m. Aug. 14 that her window screens had been cut out and that there was damage to the door handle leading into the residence.

– Justo Galindo Cruz, 34, 281 Vine St., Salem, was arrested for operating a vehicle intoxicated, obstructing official business and falsification following a traffic stop for speed and lanes of travel at 6:27 p.m. Aug. 14.

– A Main Street, Beloit, woman reported at 1:20 p.m. Thursday that her ex-husband had been making threats and being verbally abusive via the telephone.

– Corey D. Bates, 22, Canton, was arrested on an active warrant for falsification out of Tuscarawas County following a traffic stop for speed.

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LISBON REPORTS

– While on patrol, police saw two juvenile girls (age 14 and 15) run across the lawn of the United Methodist Church at 12:04 a.m. Sunday – well past curfew. The girls gave conflicting stories as to why they were running around, so the police took them to a nearby home where the 15-year-old’s mother lived. The mother was so drunk the officer could barely understand her but she told him she thought her daughter was spending the night at her friend’s house. Police then located the 14-year-old’s mother on East Lincoln Way and she, too, was drunk and mostly incoherent, although she was able to tell him she had urinated herself. Police then took the girls to the station and called the 15-year-old’s father, who arrived and took them home for the night.

-Steve Devine, Hanna Drive, Hanoverton, reported he was at the Valley View at 6:24 p.m. Sunday when the clerk came out yelling and accusing him of stealing $85 in diesel gas on Aug. 12. The clerk was told he needed to file a report with police and not threaten customers.

– Rick Mollenkopf, South Beaver Street, reported at 9:32 p.m. Friday there were several juveniles on his porch but they fled when he confronted them.

– A caller reported fireworks were being discharged on Harrison Street at 9:17 p.m. Saturday, but the officer who responded did not hear or see anything.

– A resident of West Washington Street called with a barking-dog complaint at 12:21 a.m. Sunday, but the officer who responded did not hear any barking.

-James Lawrence of East Liverpool contacted police on Sunday, saying his ex-wife had texted him that she left a car for him on Main Street in Lisbon. Lawrence said he realizes there is no Main Street in town but asked police if they saw the car to call him. Police called his ex-wife, who said she still had the 1998 Neon, and the parties were advised this was a civil matter.

-Tyler Palmer, Pine Hollow Road, reported Sunday he placed his wallet in his hat while at the basketball court next to community pool. After he finished playing, Palmer discovered his wallet was missing.

– Police were called to the American Boarding House on North Market Street at 6 p.m. Sunday and stood by while an ambulance was called to transport a suicidal resident to the hospital.

– Gabreael Milhone, East Chestnut Street, reported at 11:44 p.m. Aug. 9 his neighbor was shooting off bottle rockets and starting his chain saw, and when asked to quiet down he told Milhone he had better have renters insurance. Police arrived and spoke to the parties, who told them to keep he noise down so Milhone’s baby could sleep.

– Police were called to a domestic dispute on Pine Street Extension at 12:21 a.m. Aug. 10 and spoke with Ian Wellington, who said he and his girlfriend had been arguing after having some beer and it escalated to yelling. Wellington was told he needed to leave for the night, which he did.

– A clerk at Smith Oil reported someone in a silver Corsica drove off without paying for $37 in gas at 7:19 p.m. Sunday.

– The sheriff’s office called at 11:10 p.m. Sunday to say there was a blond-haired woman approaching vehicles in the roadway near the Rite Aid store. Police were unable to locate the woman.

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COLUMBIANA REPORTS

– A woman reported at 9:11 a.m. Friday that while walking in Firestone park she saw one of the coaches’ helpers pee in a shrub by the duck pond.

– A woman reported at 6 p.m. Friday a man almost caused an accident and was at the Valero. Police checked on the vehicle but it had left city limits.

– James Clark reported at 8:10 p.m. Friday his daughter was injured while at a State Street, Leetonia, home.

– The Lisbon Post of the Highway Patrol requested at 8:25 p.m. Friday police stand by in the area of state Route 7 and state Route 14 and be on the lookout for a blue Dodge SUV that was driving recklessly. Police checked the area but never saw the vehicle.

– A man reported at 3 a.m. Saturday two young men were being loud at an East Park Avenue home.

– A man reported at 6:54 a.m. Saturday that while at Wellman’s Flower Shop the man living above the store came outside with a stick and was threatening him.

– A woman reported at 11 a.m. Saturday a vehicle bearing Florida registration was driving erratically. The vehicle left city limits.

– A man reported at 2:10 p.m. Saturday a man was sitting in a pickup truck on Commerce Circle for about three hours and appeared to be despondent.

– A woman reported at 8:18 p.m. Saturday there was a large fire near Quincy Avenue. Police found the fire was actually on Pittsburgh Street and was a bonfire that had gotten out of control and was put out by the people there. The fire chief went to the home to make sure the fire was completely extinguished and there were no further problems.

– Skip L. Miles, 39, Beaver Falls, Pa., was charged with driving under suspension, speeding, possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia after the East Palestine Police Department’s K9 found the the matter in the vehicle during a traffic stop on state Route 14 at 11:31 p.m. Saturday.

– An off duty Perry Township police officer reported at 3:42 p.m. Sunday they were driving behind someone who was possibly intoxicated and heading toward the city eastbound on state Route 14. Police attempted to catch the vehicle but were not able to before it left city limits and the highway patrol was notified.

– A man reported at 8:18 p.m. Sunday a cow was loose and on Sponseller Road. Police spoke with a nearby farmer who said they would check on their animals.

– Timothy Faulkner, Market Street, reported at 8:29 p.m. Sunday his ex-girlfriend was on his property and he did not want her there. Police stood by while she removed her belongings. The woman, Toni Burt, reported at 9 p.m. Faulkner had messed with her belongings.

POLICE REPORTS

– Officers responded to an Arch Street home at 4:13 p.m. Saturday where a woman reported receiving threatening phone calls from her son and said she believed he was going to harm her.

– Officers responded to the 900 block of East Sixth Street at 6:01 p.m. Saturday where male juvenile reported three other male juveniles he knew were breaking out windows at a house in the 700 block of North Lincoln Avenue that belonged to the Salem City Schools. Officers arrested one of the suspects found in the area and the other two turned themselves in on station. All three were charged with criminal damaging and theft of leaf blower found on scene belonging to a resident in the area.

– A 900 block South Lundy Avenue resident reported at 10:04 p.m. Saturday that someone in a silver vehicle had thrown a firecracker into his yard and fled southbound.

– Police responded to a domestic dispute in the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 11:23 p.m. Saturday and found it to be a verbal dispute between a man and a woman. The woman had left prior to officers’ arrival.

– A patrolling officer at 2:48 a.m. Sunday observed a vehicle travel left of center and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, at which time the driver attempted to elude the officer, crashing into a guard wire attached to a telephone pole at Fair Avenue and Maple Street. The driver, identified as Elijah J. Taylor, 34, Youngstown, reportedly fled the vehicle and attempted to enter a house in the area, but was apprehended, found to be having trouble breathing and was transported to the hospital for treatment. He was charged with multiple traffic violations, including failure to control and driving under suspension, as well as failure to comply and possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges are pending investigation.

– Officers responded to the area of East Pershing Street and Fair Avenue at 6:45 a.m. Sunday to check on a man who had checked himself out of the hospital against advice and now felt dizzy with sharp pains. He was voluntarily transported back to the hospital.

– A Hickory Lane resident reported at 11:41 a.m. Sunday that her husband had lost his wallet at an unknown time and place, and then they received a call from his credit card company stating that his account had been deactivated after a $6,000 purchase had been denied. A $104 purchase had also been made.

– Police are investigating a reported theft at the Memorial Building in which someone after 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:55 a.m. Sunday broke into several offices and stole an undetermined amount of money.

POLICE REPORTS

– Dorothy E. Shinn, 88, 1862 Depot Road, Salem, was cited for failure to yield following a two-vehicle crash on North Union Avenue at 2:50 p.m. Thursday in which she was westbound on Cleveland Avenue and allegedly failed to yield from the stop sign, striking a northbound vehicle driven by Carolyn M. Parfaite, 72, Salem. No injuries were reported.

– Officers responded to a Continental Drive apartment at 12:52 p.m. Friday for a domestic disturbance and were met at the door by a man irate that they were bothering him. He claimed that no one was home, but officers found his wife inside. The wife said that the man had been upset and yelling but that no violence had occurred and she was used to his actions.

– Officers responded to a 200 block East Seventh Street home at 5:30 p.m. Friday where a resident reported someone had broken out a window of the home and that the door was open, but that nothing appeared to be missing.

– Officers responded to a 600 block East Pershing Street home at 8:56 p.m. Friday where a woman reported an argument with her boyfriend in which he pushed her. The boyfriend claimed that the complainant touched him first, but he agreed to leave for the evening.

– Police responded to a 500 Walnut Street home at 11:08 p.m. Friday where a woman reported a man she knows may have broken a window on her vehicle.

– Police responded to a 900 block West State Street home at 1:05 a.m. Saturday where a man reported his son had been angry with the son’s fiancee, breaking a window and throwing contents of drawer across the room before leaving.

– A Columbiana woman reported on station at 2:05 a.m. Saturday that someone stole money from her purse while it was in her locker at a South Lincoln Avenue business.

– A patrolling officer observed two men at 2:48 a.m. on a Franklin Avenue porch yelling loudly at each other. They told the officer it was only verbal and said they would keep down the noise.

– An officer responded to the 100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 2:52 a.m. Saturday where a woman reported several men outside the residence had been fighting. The officer found the men on East Fifth Street who said they were walking home from a bar and were messing around, but that there had been no fight.

– Police responded to a fight in the 400 block of East School Street at 5:08 a.m. Saturday and found several individuals, one of which said he had been struck on the head with a bottle. The man did not wish to press charges, refused to name the others involved and declined medical treatment.

– Officers responded with First Responders and KLG Ambulance to an Arch Street home at 11:54 a.m. Saturday where a woman reported her adult son had been acting erratically the past few days and had recently hidden a gas can possibly to burn down the garage. Officers mad had allegedly also been shouting a passing vehicles at the police department and flashing his middle finger at motorists, then laid down in front of the department before fleeing the area when officers exited the building. The man was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

– A man reported on station at 2:36 p.m. Saturday that someone had used a sharp object to cut a tire on his daughter’s vehicle while it was parked in the 1300 block of East Pershing Street.

GOSHEN POLICE DISTRICT

– Molly Ann Coonor, 13578 Bandy Road, Alliance, was arrested for theft at 1:51 p.m. July 22 after allegedly attempting to remove a pack of batteries from the Dollar General in Beloit.

– A 14000 block state Route 165 resident reported at 6:10 p.m. July 23 that someone during the past month had removed a .22 caliber handgun from his garage.

– A 12000 block Goshen Road resident reported at 4:08 p.m. July 26 that his autistic son had left the house to take a walk and had not returned for several hours. After searching for some time officers were advised by an employee of Salem Hills Golf Club that he was there. The juvenile was found to be unharmed and returned home.

– A Goshen Road resident reported at 5:01 p.m. July 26 that every time he filled his gas tank he found it down a quarter of a tank the next morning and believed that someone had been siphoning gas from his tank.

– A woman reported at 5:27 p.m. July 29 that a Stratton Road man touched her when she leaned over the mail car to hand him his mail.

– William A. Jessop, 39, 633 S. Main St., Columbiana, was cited for improper backing following a two-vehicle crash in Green Township at 2:15 p.m. July 30 in which he was westbound in a fuel truck on state Route 14 at Beaver Creek Road and allegedly backed into another westbound vehicle driven by Kathleen L. Hubbard, 31, Struthers. No injuries were reported.

– Police responded to a report of a sex offense at the Sharon Lynn Girls Home at 3:15 p.m. July 30.

– Mary S. Baily, 59, 3383 Pinewood Drive Suite 105, New Waterford, was cited for assured clear distance ahead following a two-vehicle crash in Green Township at 1:46 p.m. Aug. 1 in which she was eastbound on state Route 14 and allegedly failed to stop for traffic at Egypt Road, striking the rear of vehicle driven by Elizabeth A. Sponseller, 25, Campbell. No injuries were reported.

– Korie Ball, 23, 11939 Middletown Road, Salem, was charged with domestic violence, disorderly conduct and obstruction of official business after officers responded to his home at 10:21 p.m. Aug. 2 where he allegedly punched his aunt in the mouth and then became belligerent and uncooperative with officers.

– Police responded to a Fifth Street, Beloit, business at 7:52 p.m. Aug. 3 for a report of two juveniles, ages 7 and 9, who had attempted to take items from the store. Due to the juveniles’ ages, the complainant did not wish to press charges and they were turned over to their parents.

– Police responded to a Goshen Road home at 2:38 p.m. Aug. 8 where a resident reported thinking about harming himself due to problems with his girlfriend. Damascus First Responders transported him to the hospital for evaluation.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police responded to the 2300 block of Kennedy Drive at 4:21 p.m. where the complainant said he believes a known person took his Scott motorcycle and helmet bag from the garage. He didn’t want to pursue charges and police checked that person’s residence but he was not home.

– Police responded to the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 5:20 p.m. Thursday for a report of a dog at large but were unable to locate it.

– Police responded to the 100 block of W. 5th St. at 6:40 p.m. Thursday where a female advised her ex-boyfriend pushed her to the ground after an argument and left the residence. Police checked the area but were unable to locate him.

– Police responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 8:39 p.m. Thursday where Christy Keglor, 693 Fair Ave. was detained after loss prevention personnel stopped her for trying to leave the store without paying for $83.13 in merchandise. She admitted to the theft and was released on recognizance bond.

– Police responded to Centennial Park for a report of a man riding a dirt bike around small children at 8:31 p.m. Thursday. Police were unable to locate the person.

– Police responded to the 700 block of East School Street at 9:01 p.m. for a report of a fight. Both people said it was a brief altercation and were sent on their separate ways.

– Police responded to West State Street and Benton Road at 9:21 p.m. Thursday and located a missing female juvenile who was transported to the hospital.

– Police responded to the 800 block of Summit Street at 9:32 p.m. Thursday where people from Just Energy were soliciting and failed to produce a permit.

– Police responded to the 300 block of Fair Avenue at 11:04 p.m. Thursday twice, once for a suspicious person and then for a report of a fight. No disturbances were found and the fire department responded for a report of an illegal fire and found nothing illegal. The resident said he was having problems with the neighbor who didn’t like them. He was advised of the options.

– Police responded to the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 10:50 p.m. Thursday where a woman advised of being threatened while in her vehicle. Police were unable to locate any disturbance.

– Police made a routine vehicle registration check on a vehicle in the 2300 block of Kennedy Drive at 3:35 a.m. Friday and Patrick J. Jarrett was charged with driving under suspension.

– Police responded to the 700 block of Arch Street at 12:38 a.m. Friday where a woman and her son argued and he pushed her to the ground injuring her arm. She wanted to pursue charges and the husband filled out a report and she didn’t because of her injured arm.

SALEM TWP.

– Constable Dan Valentine received a report from a resident in the 7200 block of Salem Unity Road at 5:52 p.m. Wednesday that his ex-girlfriend who resided with him for the past month was causing problems and was requesting her to be removed from the property. Prior to arriving she had already left and was warned not to return at the complainant’s request.

LISBON

– A caller reported being approached by a dog on the loose while walking on East Chestnut Street at 9:29 p.m. Thursday. An officer located a dog matching the description and saw that it was in the process of being secured by its owner.

– A resident reported at 1:48 p.m. Wednesday there was a possible drunk driver coming into town on state Route 154, going left of center and almost striking a guardrail. Police tracked the driver down at his Maple Street address and said he was just tired. There was no smell of alcohol or any other indication he had been drinking.

COLUMBIANA

– Police checked on a suspicious vehicle on Orchard Street at 10:49 a.m. Thursday and learned it was a neighbor parking in the driveway.

– A man reported at 4:15 p.m. Thursday someone was driving erratically eastbound on state Route 14 from Washingtonville. Police found the vehicle and did not see it make any traffic violations, although the driver was warned of the complaint.

– An East Palestine police officer requested at 4:50 p.m. Thursday police assist their EMS with a combative patient at the state Route 7 and state Route 14 intersection. Columbiana police stood by with the ambulance until the patient calmed down and she was then taken to Salem Hospital.

– A Pennsylvania police department requested at 4:57 p.m. Thursday Columbiana police serve a protection order to a Union Street resident. The order was served.

– A woman reported at 6:32 p.m. Thursday a truck full of people at the tennis court in Firestone Park were barking at dogs, popping balloons and revving the engine. Police found the group and warned them about the complaint.

POLICE REPORTS

– Vessie Ward, 26, of 156 Washington Ave. Apt. 2, was charged with theft and disorderly conduct after police were called at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to Washington Avenue for a theft report. A man reported his upstairs neighbor stole a FedEx package that was delivered to the residence that day. An officer made contact with the neighbor, identified as Ward, who allegedly admitted to stealing the package. She was charged with disorderly conduct after being warned several times to stop screaming and cursing and was taken to the Columbiana County jail.

– Police responded to an audible alarm at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Second Street and North Lincoln Avenue, finding the exterior of a business secure with no one inside.

– Douglas Jensen, of 1039 E. Pershing St., was charged with disorderly conduct, released on his own recognizance and transported to Salem Community Hospital for injuries after police were called at 8:37 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue for an intoxicated person. Officers located the man passed out on the ground. He had fallen off of his bike and was having a hard time getting up and communicating with the officer and appeared to be voluntarily intoxicated due to the odor of alcoholic beverages, slurred speech and poor motor skills. First responders and KLG responded and he was taken to the emergency department.

– A Buckeye Circle resident called at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday to report damage to his residence. It was unknown if the damage was criminal or caused by wind.

– Police responded at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to Wilbur Friends Meeting House on East Sixth Street for juveniles playing around the building. The juveniles said a toy landed on the porch roof and they were attempting to get it down. The fire department was contacted, responded and retrieved the toy for them.

– A vehicle parked in the 200 block of East Third Street was towed at 7:13 p.m. Wednesday for being in violation of the 48-hour parking limit ordinance.

-A domestic was reported at 6:42 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Hawley Avenue and East Third Street, but was a verbal argument only. Both sides said they would not yell at each other and would remain calm while they worked out their problems.

– An officer on station at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday took information regarding property involved in a civil matter. The property was loaned to a third party and not returned. The original owner needed a report to recover the item.

– An officer was called at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday for a suspicious vehicle near the railroad crossing on South Ellsworth Avenue, but it left before police arrived. A Norfolk Southern employee said it was an older man and his grandson who watch the trains daily.

– Police were called at 5:53 p.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Woodland Avenue where a woman said a 7-year-old juvenile threatened her 8-year-old juvenile with a kitchen knife. An officer spoke to the parents and 7-year-old and advised the seriousness of the complaint. They said they would take care of the problem.

– A man in the 500 block of East Fourth Street reported at 3:21 p.m. Wednesday that the upstairs tenant’s son knocks on his window and he wants an aggravated menacing charge filed on him. An officer explained the conduct was not at the level of aggravated menacing. He had a list of other grievances against them. The officer spoke to the upstairs tenant and told her to have her son refrain from aggravating the situation. She also had a list of complaints about the downstairs tenant. Both parties were told that witnesses and evidence would be required for the prosecutor to file charges.

– Police responded at 1:54 p.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of East Third Street for a possible breaking and entering. A woman said a female known to her broke into the residence and was removing property. The female in question was still there with her parents and said she was only moving out her own belongings. Due to conflicting stories, both parties were told to stay away from each other. The female was told not to return to the residence.

PERRY TWP.

– Police were summoned at 9:51 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Egypt Road and Pine Lake Road where two concerned citizens found an intoxicated female passed out who was incoherent when awakened. The female was identified and an ambulance was called to transport her to Salem Community Hospital for treatment because she was too intoxicated to be left alone.

– A resident of Salem Acres, Prospect Street, asked police to check the welfare of a small child playing in the first block at the telephone junction box with the cover removed from the box. The child was gone when the officer arrived. The officer attempted to contact management to have the junction box secured.

– A case worker from Summit County Children Services called at 4:29 p.m. Wednesday to speak with an officer in reference to living conditions and a custody issue at a residence on North Lincoln Avenue. The call was returned, with a message left on voice mail for the case worker.

– Police responded at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday to Georgetown Road south of Prospect Street for a tree across the roadway. The report said a good samaritan from Southwest Fuels used a forklift to remove the tree, with Ohio Edison called to repair the downed wires located in a field. Perry Township Fire also responded.

– A barking dog was reported at 3:13 a.m. Wednesday on Andrew Avenue, but it was determined to be on Elberon Avenue and the animal was taken inside.

– Police responded at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday to the area of 17th Street and North Lincoln Avenue to assist Salem Police in looking for someone involved in a dispute. Salem Police later found the person in the city.

LISBON

– A resident reported Wednesday he believes someone is living in the “cave” at Willow Grove Park. The “cave” is located at the bottom of the wall at the entrance, and the caller said he saw a red sleeping bag and Mountain Dew there.

COLUMBIANA

– An East Friend Street woman reported at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday someone in a red PT Cruiser was taking pictures of a house across the street. Police found the person was working for the bank and was checking on the vacant homes.

– A man reported at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday someone was parked in front of a fire hydrant on East Friend Street. Police warned the owner.

– A woman reported at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday a car was swerving northbound on state Route 164 and someone threw a can out the passenger window.

– A woman reported at 9:22 p.m. Wednesday kids were having a party in the apartment above Wellman’s Flower Shop in South Main Street. Police warned the tenant.

– Police responded to a verbal domestic dispute at Shellabella’s on Main Street at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday. No charges were filed.

– A woman reported at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday three people were outside 28 South Main Street making noise and making cars honk.

– A woman reported at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday a suspicious man was in the South Main Street laundromat.

POLICE REPORTS

– Katrina Phillis, of the 300 block of East Seventh Street, reported at 9:51 a.m. Wednesday that she subscribed to a magazine from a door-to-door salesman in June and has not received the subscription as promised within 30 days. With the paperwork given to her, she’s unable to determine the appropriate person who scammed her. She wanted it documented to help others avoid the same mistake. She was told to call police if anyone attempts the same type of sale in the future without a visible city permit.

– An audible alarm was reported at 5:23 a.m. Wednesday at a business in the 100 block of East State Street, with the exterior found secure. Another alarm for the same business sounded at 5:50 a.m. with the same result.

– A domestic was reported at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of East Third Street, but what officers found was the neighbors watching a movie with the volume extremely loud.

– A domestic was reported at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of Orchard Bend Lane. There was no physical violence, but a person destroyed property before fleeing on foot. Police found him and gave him a ride to a friend’s home.

– Shelly Morrison, of Cleveland Street, reported at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday that her kids’ two bicycles were stolen. This was the second time in the last couple of weeks that someone has taken her kids’ bicycles.

– A caller at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday reported a parking complaint on East Seventh Street for a vehicle half on and half off the street. No illegally parked vehicle was found.

– A woman in the 100 block of South Howard Avenue reported at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday that she left home and returned 1 1/2 hours later to find a wet wash cloth on the bathroom sink that was not there before she left. There was no sign of forced entry and no suspicious person in the area.

– Jackson Lane, 34, of 878 Summit St., was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence and reasonable control after his westbound vehicle struck a parked vehicle owned by John Minerd of Columbiana, causing that vehicle to strike another parked vehicle owned by Kaitlyn Waugh of Salineville at 7:06 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of East State Street. The report said Lane attempted to drive away before being stopped by pedestrians. He told police he was assaulted after the crash and was told to return for a statement once he’s sober.

– A caller at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday reported several juveniles pounding on a storage building for the parks department near the walking trails off of Sunset Boulevard at Waterworth Memorial Park.

– A Minerva woman at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday reported phone harassment occurring while she was in Salem. She was referred to Minerva Police since that’s where she lives and that’s where the phone is billed.

– A vehicle posted with a 48-hour notice to move on Aug. 10 was towed from the 100 block of South Union Avenue at 2:59 p.m. Tuesday.

– Loud persons were reported at 2:01 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Fair Avenue where two females said they had been arguing most of the day. One voluntarily left.

– Some contractors at a church off of the 100 block of Ohio Avenue reported at 11:21 a.m. Tuesday that people in a light blue car yelled and cursed at them while driving by several times. The car was not found.

– A junk vehicle posted with a warning on Aug. 1 in the 600 block of East Third Street was towed away. The tenants had moved.

– An abandoned bicycle left in the 1000 block of West Perry Street at 10:04 a.m. Tuesday was taken to the police station.

LISBON

– A West Lincoln Way woman reported at 12:24 a.m. Wednesday her deaf and blind Boston terrier had gotten loose.

– An unknown caller complained about a vacant lot on Sherman Street with overgrown grass and weeds.

– Police were called to the Valley View convenience store at 1:09 p.m. Tuesday because a customer had attempted to pay for $30 worth of gas with a check and the store does not take checks. They wanted a report on file in case he did not come back to pay.

– An East Chestnut Street man reported his son’s ATV was stolen from the garage Sunday night.

– An unknown caller reported Tuesday evening a van was parked on Moore Street and Lincoln Way, blocking the view of Lincoln Way for motorists trying to pull out.

– An East Washington Street man reported Tuesday trash has been sitting out for over a month at a vacant home on East Washington Street. Police left a message for the landlord, Wayne Herrod, who said he will clean it up.

– An unknown caller reported following a motorist driving in a reckless manner and swerving on North Market Street at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The license plate came back to a 78-year-old woman, but the officer was unable to locate the vehicle.

COLUMBIANA

– The owner of Elegant Nails, West Friend Street, reported at noon Tuesday an employee got verbal with her and her clients and refused to leave the salon after being told to. Police went to the shop and the owner agreed to let the woman finish her work.

– A state Route 14 resident reported at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday a woman was pounding on their door for ten minutes and wouldn’t go away.

– A West Salem Street woman reported at 9:44 p.m. Tuesday that for the past week young men have been ringing her door bell late at night and running away, and they were now throwing things at her front door.

POLICE REPORTS

– A woman in the 500 block of Franklin Avenue came to the police station at 6:44 a.m. Tuesday to report a domestic with her live-in boyfriend, with the dispute verbal only. No physical violence was reported. She was told to cease contact until they can be civil and the officer planned to tell her boyfriend the same. At least three reports related to the couple had also been filed Monday at 7:15 p.m., 8:06 p.m. and 9:13 p.m. The two had a verbal dispute that she reported and he left before police arrived, then he talked to an officer behind the police station and said he had been locked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. An officer contacted the landlord who was going to unlock the door for him. The woman called police again for a report of suspicious person, telling officers when they arrived that she didn’t know her boyfriend was trying to get in the residence with the landlord. She was told she cannot keep the boyfriend from going inside since he lives there. She let him in and officers told another male to leave the property after the property owner said he was not allowed to be there.

– A suspicious person was reported at 5:41 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of West State Street. Police found the person and spoke to him.

– A loud noise was reported at 11:36 p.m. Monday in the area of Ohio Avenue and East Pershing Street, but nothing was found.

– Police were called at 11:32 p.m. Monday for a medical problem in the 600 block of South Union Avenue where they spoke with a man who was voluntarily transported to Salem Community Hospital by ambulance.

– A suspicious vehicle was reported at 10:54 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Vine Avenue. Officers learned the vehicle belonged to the owner of the business.

– Police were called at 10:46 p.m. Monday to the 1300 block of North Ellsworth Avenue to assist Perry Township Police on a traffic stop.

– An officer on patrol at 10 p.m. Monday saw a suspicious person in the 500 block of Prospect Street. The man said he was just on his way home for the evening.

– An intoxicated person was reported walking in the area of East Third Street and Vine Avenue at 8:57 p.m. Monday. Officers found the intoxicated female had made it to her son’s residence.

– Police on patrol at 8:54 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of Salem Parkway saw people loading wooden pallets at a closed business. The owner of the vehicle said she had permission from the owner to remove some pallets and showed documentation from the business for the transaction.

– A juvenile in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue reported at 7:48 p.m. Monday that a group of juveniles was attempting to get into his residence. Officers spoke with the juveniles who said someone from the residence stole their hat, but they got it back. They were told to go back to their own residence and not enter other people’s property.

– Melanie Sobek, 40, of 284 E. Fourth St., was taken into custody without incident at her residence for charges of soliciting and possession of criminal tools. She was taken to the Columbiana County jail. Police had been asked to go to her residence to assist Alliance Police with an investigation.

– A man in the 1300 block of South Lundy Avenue reported at 5:54 p.m. Monday that he saw a vehicle in his driveway and a male standing beside the vehicle. He yelled at the person and the vehicle took off with the four occupants yelling obscenities at him. The vehicle then went around the block and came past, driving through the driveway and throwing gravel around. He said it sounded like something was thrown against his door, but no damage could be found. The vehicle wasn’t found either.

– Crystal Barcey, 37, of East Third Street, was injured and taken to Salem Community Hospital by KLG Ambulance after walking into the lane of traffic while crossing at the intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and Franklin Avenue and being struck by a vehicle driven by Colleen Robinson, 41, of Ohio Avenue, who was turning right from Franklin onto Lincoln at 5:46 p.m. Monday. No citations were issued.

– Police were called at 5:09 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of Walnut for one to be removed. An intoxicated male was not wanted at the residence and was given a ride home by a sober person.

– A juvenile problem was reported at 5:02 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Fairview Avenue where a woman was having problems with her juvenile daughter being unruly and not listening to household rules. An officer spoke to the juvenile and gave the woman options for dealing with the situation.

– An officer on patrol at 4:28 p.m. Monday was flagged down in the area of Centennial Park and told a suspicious male had been in the area earlier in the day. An attempt will be made to locate him.

– Police observed an adult female at 4:27 p.m. Monday who appeared to be intoxicated on the sidewalk on South Ellsworth Avenue near East Pershing Street. She said she was walking to Aetna Street. Due to her being intoxicated, she called for a sober ride and was taken home.

– Anita Croxton, of the 300 block of West Fourth Street, called at 3:45 p.m. Monday to report the theft of a laptop.

COLUMBIANA

– A Duke and Duchess night clerk reported at 12:40 a.m. Monday a vehicle damaged pump no. 3 on Saturday by hitting the metal guard barrier and knocking it over.

– A woman reported at 6:52 a.m. Monday heavy smoke was in the laundromat on Windjammer Drive. The fire department was dispatched.

– A woman reported at 7:35 a.m. Monday a suspicious truck was parked along the south side of the Columbiana Manor apartment building.

– A man reported at 5 p.m. Monday someone from Just Energy was soliciting in Southern Terrace Park and being very rude. Police checked the area but did not see the person described.

– A woman reported at 6 p.m. Monday a vehicle accident had just occurred on state Route 164 north of Sparkle market. Police checked the area and found no accident. At 6:14 p.m. the Beaver Township Police Department advised they were handling a crash at state Route 164 and Renkenberger Road and requested police close the road to traffic while they handled the accident.

– Charles Churn, West Salem Street, reported at 7:36 p.m. Monday someone broke out the back window on his leased 2013 Chevy Malibu while it was parked at Columbiana Manor apartments.

– A woman reported at 10:18 p.m. Monday two men were acting suspicious at the library. Police found three people using the library’s wireless Internet connection and were told to come back during better hours.

– A 10-day property maintenance letter was sent to Mary Beth McNeal Keller at West Park Avenue at 10:39 p.m. Monday.

– Police found the field side visitor’s locker room door open in Firestone Park at 11:40 p.m. Monday. No other problems were found.

SALEM TWP.

Constable Dan Valentine received a report from a resident in the 36000 block of Butcher Road, Salem, at 12:54 p.m. Thursday advising that a neighbor keeps driving past their house and yelling names at her children.

A resident in the 37000 block of state Route 558, Leetonia, advised Valentine at 2:19 p.m. Aug. 7 that someone wrote a check on a closed account. They have contacted the person several times but they have failed to make good on the check.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police responded at 5:33 a.m. Sunday to Home Depot, 2900 E. State St., for an audible alarm, checked the building and found it secure. A key holder was responding and said she would call if further help was needed.

– Police were called at 4:04 a.m. Sunday to the area of Cleveland Street and North Union Avenue for an intoxicated male after a resident reported the man had taken his shirt off and stared at him as he pulled into his driveway. The man could not be located.

– Rebecca Wince, 28, of 922 S. Union Ave., was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence and speeding after a traffic stop at 1:43 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Taco Bell on East State Street for a speeding violation that occurred on East State Street near Park Drive. Wince was processed and released, then given a ride home.

– Police were called at 1:31 a.m. Sunday to respond to Salem Community Hospital for an unknown problem. A Lisbon resident had called 911 from the hospital without a valid complaint. He was told the possible consequences for misusing the 911 system.

– Loud music was reported in the 600 block of East Perry Street at 12:41 a.m. Sunday. An officer could hear the music, but determined the origin was a bar on South Broadway Avenue in an industrial zone where the noise ordinance does not apply.

– Police were called at 12:36 a.m. Sunday to a bar in the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue for a request to remove a person. The person had already left when officers arrived.

– Police responded at 9:38 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Cedar Street for a breaking and entering complaint. Officers checked the interior of the residence and determined no one had gained entry. Several window screens were located on the exterior of the home that appeared to have been opened. The female resident was told her options for dealing with the situation.

– An officer on patrol at 9:06 p.m. Saturday saw aerial fireworks in the 1300 block of Westview, but was unable to locate the source.

– Police were called at 8:45 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of West Second Street for a report of criminal trespassing and located the alleged people who had taken several items from the property. No criminal charges were filed at this time since the property owner was unsure if permission had been given to remove the items.

– Officers responded to the public parking lot behind the Salem News located at North Lincoln Avenue at 8:13 p.m. Saturday for a possible domestic fight, finding a male and female who said they were just horse playing. There was no actual fight.

– A man in the 400 block of North Ellsworth Avenue reported at 7:28 p.m. Saturday that he was being harassed by a person known to him. He was told his options.

– A fight in progress was reported at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at West Pershing Street and South Howard Avenue. Officers found a man on South Howard Avenue who was bleeding from the face and said he was assaulted by another male known to him who left in a vehicle. First responders arrived and took the man to Salem Community Hospital. Officers made contact with the suspect who said he was punched first. The matter will be reviewed by the prosecutor’s office.

– A suspicious person was reported inside a red semi truck at a business in the 800 block of West State Street at 6:13 p.m. Saturday. Police learned the man was permitted by the owner to be there.

– A burglary in progress was reported at 5:04 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Fifth Street. A neighbor said the people left before police arrived. The landlord said it may have been a relative of the tenant who had been at the home.

– A man in the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue reported at 3:47 p.m. Saturday that someone stole the validation sticker off of the license plate on a vehicle at the residence.

– A man in the 100 block of South Union Avenue reported at 2:58 p.m. Saturday that between July 27 and Saturday, an unknown person used his credit card in Boardman without permission.

– A man in the 400 block of Euclid Street reported at 11:22 a.m. Saturday that sometime between Aug. 3 and Aug. 8, an unknown person or persons removed $640, a gold necklace, a gold bracelet and a .25-caliber cz semi-automatic handgun from his residence. An investigation was pending.

LISBON REPORTS

-Officers responded Saturday evening for a report of a woman walking around the parking lot of the BP station on state Route 154 for an hour. She was located in the parking lot of the counseling center and identified, and officers learned she was returning to the Kendall House and was in apparent good health.

– Stevie Halverstadt, South Vine Street, reported Saturday her nephew was causing problems and her husband no longer wanted him to be at their home. The man was sitting in his vehicle outside the residence when officers arrived and he pulled away when the cruiser pulled onto the street, according to reports.

– Tiffany McFallen, North Market Street, reported Saturday she was assaulted by a man she knows while on the village square, saying he grabbed her by the throat.

– Gabreael Milhone, East Chestnut Street, reported Friday his neighbor was intoxicated, setting off bottle rockets and starting his chain saw. Asked to be quiet due to the time of night and Milhone’s baby sleeping, the neighbor reportedly stated, “You better buy renter’s insurance.”

-Police were called Saturday night by an 11-year-old Pine Street Extension girl claiming that her mother Kim Hays and her mother’s boyfriend Ian Wellington were fighting and there is a baby in the house that Wellington was carrying while intoxicated. She also was asked if Wellington had a gun and said he did but she didn’t know where it was. Officers spoke to Wellington, who said he and Hays had been drinking some beer and began arguing, which turned into yelling. Hays corroborated his account. Wellington was advised to leave for the night, and he did.

– Called to the municipal pool for a report of people swimming after hours, officers were advised by lifeguards that they had permission from pool manager Dana Blackburn to have a staff party. Blackburn called the police department to say she had notified the dispatcher earlier in the day about the party to be held.

POLICE REPORTS

– Tom Tipton reported at 7:36 a.m. Monday that someone shattered both side windows on his bobcat at a construction site in the 100 block of West Second Street. The vehicle had been parked in a lot near the intersection of Howard Avenue and West Second St.

– A woman came to the police station at 7:28 a.m. Monday to report being assaulted earlier in the evening at a friend’s house in the 800 block of Sharp Avenue by a male who lives there. Information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office.

– A 14-year-old Salem boy and a 13-year-old Salem girl were each charged for being unruly and released to their parents after police on patrol at 2:53 a.m. Monday on North Broadway Avenue and Second Street saw people who appeared to be under the age of 18. An officer stopped them and one fled, but another officer caught up to the person and they were both taken into custody.

-Police responded to the 500 block of Sugartree Alley at 1:04 a.m. Monday when a man said an unknown person was looking into business windows with a flashlight. An officer was familiar with the person described and located him, but he denied looking into windows. He was told to stay away from closed businesses.

-Jeramiah Burnette, 25, whose addresses were listed as Cleveland Street and Butcher Road, Leetonia, was taken into custody on an active warrant out of Columbiana County for failure to appear on a drug paraphernalia charge after police were called at 11:34 p.m. Sunday for suspicious persons on Penn Avenue near Columbia Street near vehicles who appeared to be using flashlights. A male and female were found near a car that had just parked and were identified, with the warrant found for Burnette.

– An officer responded at 10:55 p.m. Sunday to the 800 block of East Third Street for a suspicious person attempting to gain entry into a parked vehicle. The caller reported the person was attempting to gain entry into an unlocked van that was not his and when he was confronted, he fled on foot. Officer didn’t find him. Nothing appeared missing from the van.

– A suspicious vehicle was reported at 10:04 p.m. Sunday on North Ellsworth Avenue at East Fifth Street, but was not located in the area. A short while later, the vehicle was seen leaving the city on North Lincoln Avenue and did not return.

– An anonymous person called at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to report several people not acting appropriately in the area of Sharp Avenue and West State Street. Upon checking, an officer saw a family out for an evening walk.

– Police were called at 9:07 p.m. Sunday to the 100 block of North Madison for a prowler and found the residence secure.

– Police responded Sunday to the 900 block of North Lincoln Avenue for a reported medical problem/drug overdose. Officers spoke to the person involved and he voluntarily was transported to Salem Community Hospital by ambulance. The report said he may face charges after officers located drug paraphernalia in plain sight in his room.

– A domestic dispute was reported at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of East Pershing Street where no physical violence was observed. A male claimed a very minor injury and the female claimed no violence occurred. The dispute is under investigation.

– A vehicle was reported parked illegally in the 200 block of East Third Street at 6:32 p.m. Sunday, but was found parked legally. The woman who called said the car had not moved in a week, so an officer said he would check in 24 hours to see if it’s been moved.

– Justin Downs, 31, of 142 Ohio Ave., was charged with open container and taken into custody on a warrant for failure to appear on a driving under suspension charge after an officer found him at 6:10 p.m. Sunday in the road with an open container of alcoholic beverage on Fourth Street. He was wanted on the warrant out of Columbiana County.

– An anonymous caller at 6 p.m. Sunday reported a suspicious person in the 700 block of East Fifth Street. Officers located the person and learned he was gathering cans to scrap.

– Police found a business secure after checking an alarm at 5:12 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of East State Street.

– Police were called at 4:44 p.m. Sunday to the 500 block of North Ellsworth Avenue for a possible breaking and entering and found damage was done by a small child and it was a civil matter between tenant and landlord.

– A woman on South Broadway reported at 3:30 p.m. Sunday that she let a man borrow her electronic device and he has not returned it. She was told it’s a civil matter.

– Officers assisted the Boardman Police at 1:16 p.m. Sunday by looking for a vehicle on North Ellsworth Avenue and checking the well-being of a person. An altercation had occurred earlier in Boardman, but police learned it was verbal only.

– A reckless operator was reported at 12:35 p.m. Sunday at state Route 344/Franklin Avenue, but was not found.

– Samuel Koons, of the 100 block of Hawley Avenue, reported at 12:01 p.m. Sunday that someone removed two large sunflowers from his flower bed. He believed it was juveniles and there was evidence of the plants east on Cleveland. Officers did not locate the plants.

– A caller at 11:24 a.m. Sunday reported a person walking with a bow and arrow at Jennings Avenue and West Fourth Street, but nobody was found.

– Elvin Tisdale, 23, of East Liverpool, was cited for noncompliance driving under suspension and was given a warning for a turn signal violation after a traffic stop at 11:37 a.m. Sunday on South Lincoln Avenue at Aetna Street.

– A woman in the 300 block of South Lincoln Avenue reported at 11:27 a.m. Sunday that a vehicle was being loud at a nearby business and she went to speak to the persons responsible since this was the second week this had happened and they started to curse at her and call her names. An officer attempted to contact someone at the business, but no one was there. A witness to the incident came to the police station to report the language used. Police will try to make contact with someone.

– A bicycle found at a business in the 500 block of East State Street at 8:02 a.m. Sunday was brought to the police station for safekeeping.

– A fight was reported at 10:52 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Fourth Street where officers found a tenant and landlord arguing in the street. The male tenant said his landlord came into the house and was taking items and pushed him. The landlord said he was removing items that belonged to him and the tenant became upset and started arguing, followed him and pushed him and hit him in the face. The information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office.

PERRY TWP.

– Police responded to the 1000 block of West State Street at 10:17 a.m. Sunday for a one-vehicle accident after a Jeep Cherokee being signaled to pull over by Salem Police for a traffic citation struck a mailbox. No citation was issued, with minor damage to the vehicle and mailbox. The vehicle was driven by Bryan Hendricks, 22, of Vine Street, Salem.

– Police were told the fire department was responding to a fire alarm at a Bethel Drive address at 4:01 p.m. Saturday and stood by until the fire department arrived.

– Justin Smotherman, 27, of Silliman Street, New Waterford, was cited for non-compliance suspension after a traffic stop at 12:08 p.m. Saturday on South Lincoln Avenue at the Salem Golf Club. Police confiscated his license plates and had the vehicle towed. He was picked up by a family member.

– A woman on West Perry Street reported at 4:56 a.m. Saturday that she heard someone knocking at her back door. Officers had just been at the adjoining property attempting to make contact with someone and it was believed that’s what she heard.

– Officers at 3:59 a.m. Saturday assisted Salem Police attempting to find a male that fled from them after a low speed pursuit. The person was not found at that time, but the vehicle was towed.

– Officers responded at 3:35 a.m. Saturday to a verbal dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend in the 1100 block of Prospect Street. Nothing physical occurred and they were told to keep their voices down.

LISBON

– A caller reported a ruckus outside a Sherman Street home at 12:11 a.m. Sunday, where people were trying to keep a drunken man from driving away. Police arrived and were told the man had gone inside and was asleep.

– A member of the county courthouse security staff reported possible vandalism at 7:47 a.m. Monday, and police found a broken glass bottle and an empty bottle of Bud Light. The office threw the bottle away and took photographs of the litter.

– Police were called to the Kendall House at 8:49 a.m. Monday after Lisa Geisse attempted to perform a trick that involved placing some perfume in her hand and then using a lighter to ignite it. Geisse was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

– Police assisted the highway patrol in initiating a traffic stop of a speeding motorist on state Route 11 at 4 a.m. Monday.

– A clerk at Circle K reported there was someone from the American Board Home pestering customers by asking them to buy her cigarettes at 2:07 a.m. Saturday. She was transported back to the boarding house.

– A caller reported there were people at the park pavilion next to the community pool at 11:16 p.m. Saturday. An officer spoke with the group and they agreed to move on.

– An officer was called to the American Boarding Home, North Market Street, at 12:08 a.m. Sunday in regard to a resident who was threatening suicide. The officer stood by while the person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

LEETONIA

– An Oak Street resident reported on station at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 1 that someone had stolen his mail.

– Larry Carter, Salem, was exiting the Columbiana Dodge Jeep dealership at 9:35 a.m. Friday and the right rear tire went over the curb and struck two display vehicles. No citations were issued.

– The Beaver Township Police Department reported at 6:38 p.m. Friday the driver of a Ford SUV registered to a resident of South Bayshore Drive appeared intoxicated and there were infants inside the vehicle. Police checked state Route 164 for the vehicle but it was not found.

– A Sparkle employee reported at 8 p.m. Friday someone’s lost money was recovered in the store.

– A man reported at 8:30 p.m. the door of a Homestead Drive home was left open and no one appeared to be home. Police went to the home and found a small dog walking around inside. The residents’ son then returned from a neighbor’s house.

– Someone reported at 9:24 p.m. Saturday someone was setting off fireworks on Pueblo Lane. Police checked the area but did not find any fireworks.

POLICE REPORTS

– A 17-year-old Salem boy was charged at 12:08 p.m. Saturday with unruly/delinquency, speeding and no operator’s license and taken to the Tobin juvenile detention center, several hours after he fled from police trying to initiate a traffic stop. One officer had to chase down the driverless vehicle as it traveled on Oak Street towards Washington Avenue, caught up and placed it in park. The chase began at 3:59 a.m. when an officer tried to stop at maroon Ford Taurus for speeding on East State Street near Woodland Avenue. The vehicle continued south on South Union Avenue and an officer followed with lights and siren activated. The vehicle ran a stop sign at Union and Oak and turned west onto Oak, then the driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The driver was not found at the time, but was charged later.

– Sharon Matyas, of Salem, reported at 11:41 a.m. Saturday that someone struck the left front end of her vehicle while it was parked at Walmart.

– A domestic was reported at 11:11 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Fair Avenue where a female resident said there was no problem and that the neighbor is the one calling false calls. Both females appeared fine.

– Police were called at 10:44 a.m. Saturday to the 300 block of West Seventh Street for a burglary that occurred sometime Saturday morning after 1 a.m. A window was found open with the screen removed. Officers checked the interior and did not locate anyone or see anything obvious for a burglary. Contact was attempted with the owner, with a message left to call police.

– Two dogs were reported running at large at 9:21 a.m. Saturday in the area of Park Drive and Oak Street, but none were found.

– A dog was reported at large at 8:56 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Pershing Street, but was not found.

– A 48-hour order for removal was placed on a van at 8:48 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of South Union Avenue that reportedly had not been moved in awhile.

– Police assisted the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office at 6:47 a.m. Saturday with serving an active warrant on a man who was being released from Salem Community Hospital. He left on foot and was located by a deputy on a bench behind a restaurant and taken into custody.

– An officer on patrol at 5:07 a.m. Saturday saw two males and a female walking on Maple Street near Washington Avenue who appeared young in age and out past curfew. One male fled on foot while the other male and the female, both 17 years old, were charged with unruly offenses and released to relatives. The male who fled was not found.

– Police responded to the 500 block of Franklin for a dispute at 3:20 a.m. Saturday when two people argued over the house keys and the woman said she was assaulted by the other person. Information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office.

– An officer on patrol saw several people known to be juveniles, all from Salem, walking on East Pershing Street at 2:09 a.m. Saturday. All three, a 13-year-old boy and two brothers ages 14 and 12, were each charged with being unruly and released to parents.

– An officer on patrol at 12:26 a.m. Saturday near Waterworth Memorial Park saw several vehicles parked in a lot after the park was closed and spoke with several people, telling them they needed to leave. One juvenile, a 14-year-old girl, was charged with being unruly and released to her mother.

– A 17-year-old juvenile called at 12:26 a.m. Saturday to report someone entered his Dodge Stratus while it was parked near the former Current Electric on East Second Street and removed his West Branch gym bag which contained a video game system with two controllers, three games and an iPod.

– A caller at 10:13 p.m. Friday reported people throwing items into the alley, but officers did not see any items being thrown.

– A woman on East Third Street reported at 9:38 p.m. Friday that she was receiving harassing text messages and wanted it documented.

– A barking dog was reported at 9:36 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of East Fourth Street, but officers heard no violations.

– Barking dogs were reported at 9:17 p.m. Friday in the 1300 block of Pershing Street and officers located several dogs all barking at a cat.

– A custody dispute was reported at 8:09 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Vine Avenue where a child was injured but no criminal charges were warranted since the child was not intentionally hurt. Custody rights were explained to the two parents.

– A woman on Cedar Street reported at 6:06 p.m. Friday that her former roommate was sending threatening text messages.

– David Cox, 49, of Jennings Avenue, was cited for assured clear distance after his westbound vehicle at 3:17 p.m. Friday failed to stop and struck the rear of another westbound vehicle driven by Vica Sotcan of Alliance who was stopped in traffic in the 400 block of East State Street.

– Ronald Lacey, 38, whose last known address was either Hanoverton or Lisbon, was taken into custody at 7:41 a.m. Friday on an active warrant for fraud after police investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle that traveled to the Chappell Zimmerman lot.

An anonymous caller reported a tan Chevy Blazer traveling recklessly on state Route 45 coming from Lisbon, noting the driver stopped and picked up a hitchhiker and dropped him off at Circle K South and then drove at a high rate of speed into town, pulling into the business parking lot.

An officer found the tan vehicle and contacted the owner of the business, who confirmed that Lacey worked for him and was at the business. Lacey told police he was late for work, picked up the unknown man and was driving too fast.

POLICE REPORTS

– An East Fourth Street resident reported at 2:05 p.m. Thursday that her husband had shoved her and threw pop on her after becoming angry about an unpaid bill.

– Laura Claire Blake, 46, 343 N. Lundy Ave., Salem, was arrested at her home at 2:52 p.m. Thursday on a larceny warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office.

– A Goshen Road resident reported on station at 3:28 p.m. Thursday that someone within the past four weeks had entered his vehicle while it was parked in a yard in the area of Ohio Avenue and East Pershing Street and removed a lap top computer.

– An officer responded to the 500 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 3:42 p.m. Thursday where a woman reported her neighbor’s children had broken items belonging to her children and those of the landlord. The neighbor claimed that the complainant’s child had broken her child’s wheelchair. The landlord arrived and advised that the neighbor had been evicted and is expected to be out of the home by the end of the month.

– Police responded with first responders and EMT Ambulance to an East State Street restaurant at 5:03 p.m. Thursday for a woman having a medical problem. The woman was transported to the hospital for treatment.

– Officers responded to an East Fifth Street home at 6:14 p.m. Thursday where the resident reported someone had taken a green bicycle that had been sitting outside the home.

– Police responded to a Jennings Avenue home at 7:45 p.m. Thursday where the resident reported being harassed by a person known to him.

– Matthew P. Pittman, 24, 434 W. State St., Salem, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash on South Union Avenue at 12:18 a.m. Friday in which he was northbound on a motorcycle and allegedly accelerated from the stop sign at Oak Street too quickly, sliding into a curb. He was treated for non life-threatening injuries on scene.

– An officer responded to an Ash Street home at 8:15 a.m. Friday for a report of large number of cats. The homeowner was not home, so the officer contacted the humane officer since the cats appeared to be outside. The officer reported seeing only one cat.

– An officer responded to the 2300 Kennedy Drive at 8:33 a.m. Friday for a report of someone loading property from a vacant home. The person was identified as a hired contractor working at the home.

– An officer responded to an East Third Street home at 10:12 a.m. Friday where the complainant reported the neighbor’s vehicle had too loud an exhaust and was revving the engine and it was disturbing him. The neighbor told the officer the vehicle had a muffler and was advised not rev the engine.

– An East Third Street resident reported someone overnight had entered their vehicle and removed bank account books, cash and audio CDs.

– A patrolling officer responded to a report of a pending fight in the area of North Ellsworth Avenue and Fifth Street at 10:49 a.m. Friday and found a man in a verbal dispute with his niece. The resident of the home in front of which they were fighting asked that they leave the area and they did.

– Police responded to a garage in the 700 block of West State Street at 1:12 p.m. Friday where someone overnight had stolen a large steel vise weighing between 200 and 400 pounds, as well as other pieces of cut scrap metal. The suspects also reportedly attempted to steal a second vise but only succeeded in moving it.

– Police responded to a report of a person with a gun in the 1000 block of Newgarden Avenue and found three juveniles playing basketball at a home. One of the juveniles admitting to pulling out a BB gun to show the others but said he did not shoot it.

PERRY TWP.

– Police responded to the 2200 block of Goshen Road at 1:07 p.m. Thursday for a report of a vehicle out of gas. Officers transported the driver to a local gas station to get a gas can, but found the problem to be a dead battery after filling the tank.

– Police responded to a report from the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office of people taking railroad ties at the Cunningham Road crossing at 4:02 p.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with a man who provided a permit from Norfolk Southern to remove about 50 ties.

– Salem Storage on South Ellsworth Avenue reported suspicious activity at 8:34 p.m. Thursday, noting that nothing criminal had taken place but wished the department to be aware of the situation.

– An officer responded with KLG Ambulance and Perry Township first responders to a Benton Road home where a man had found his mother deceased.

LISBON

– A Smith Oil employee reported at 5:26 p.m. Thursday a woman was in the parking lot asking customers for stuff. Police spoke with the woman who said she was trying to get a ride to East Liverpool. She was warned to stop.

– An East Lincoln Way man reported at 9:25 a.m. Thursday people were parking in the curb lawns as a result of the Lincoln Way yard sale this week. Police checked the area and did not see any parking problems.

– Julie A. Grimm, Osbourne Road, Wellsville, was stopped behind Brian K. Ketchum, Dobson Road, Salineville, in the area of Washington Street and South Lincoln Avenue at 3 p.m. Thursday and Ketchum started to back to give room to another semi going the opposite direction and backed into Grimm’s vehicle. No citations were issued.

– Someone reported at 9:37 p.m. Thursday one of the occupants of a Ford Ranger in the Save-A-Lot parking lot was relieving themselves. Police attempted to find the man but he was already gone.

– A West Lincoln Way woman reported at 11 p.m. Thursday her soon-to-be ex-husband was at her house wanting to take custody of his son, and he became irate when she had told him he could see his son, but was not permitted to take him back to his home. The woman reported the man threatened to harm her and after leaving began calling and sending “rude and unpleasant” text messages to her. An officer contacted the man and warned him to stay away from the property and stop communicating with the woman and her fiance unless it had to do with custody, which would need to be set up at a third party location.

– A woman reported at 9:21 a.m. Friday she was receiving harassing phone calls from a man she knows.

COLUMBIANA

– A group of kids who were home alone on North Pearl Street reported at 1:59 a.m. Thursday they believed someone was trying to break in through the back door. Police checked the home and found no signs of crime.

– A woman reported at 7:38 a.m. Thursday she was chased by a loose dog on Fairfield Avenue. Police warned Lakieshia Richardson for allowing the dog to be loose.

– A Sparkle employee reported at 10:44 a.m. Thursday a 14-year-old was being unruly in the store.

– Matthew J. Lunsford, 36, New London, Ohio, was stopped southbound on state Route 164 at 10:46 a.m. Thursday at the northern entrance to Home Savings and Loan and Martin E. Kerr III, 25, Austintown, was stopped behind him when Kerr was struck from behind by Jacob Jeriko Henderson, 16, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana. The impact caused Kerr’s vehicle to hit Lunsford’s as well. Henderson was cited for assured clear distance.

POLICE REPORTS

– A woman reported at 10:27 a.m. Thursday that unknown people entered her apartment on Vine Avenue. She didn’t recognize some items at the apartment and other property was gone through and trashed.

– A domestic was reported at 9:03 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of North Ellsworth Avenue where police checked for people who appeared to be arguing. Nobody was found.

– A man who’s out of state called at 6:38 a.m. Thursday requesting a welfare check on his wife at their residence on West 13th Street, saying he can’t get in touch with her. Officers attempted contact at the home and later made contact with her at her place of employment.

– Beau McGuire, 35, of 11620 Gavers Road, Hanoverton, and Franklin Fitzgerald, 50, of Canton, were each charged with disorderly conduct after police responded at 3:09 a.m. Thursday to a fight in progress in the 300 block of North Lundy Avenue. They were separated before police arrived and both had visible physical injuries, but declined medical attention. They told police the fight was over a woman.

– An officer on patrol at 2:11 a.m. Thursday saw a male and female in front of Circle K on East State Street who looked like juveniles. The officer turned around and saw them now walking through the alley and made contact. The female was 19 years old, but the male was 13 years old and charged with a curfew violation. He was released to his mother, with the case to be handled by the juvenile division.

– A 17-year-old girl was charged for an unruly offense after a traffic stop at 1:29 a.m. Thursday on East State Street at Park Drive for an equipment violation. She was released to her mother who responded to the scene. The juvenile division will handle the case.

– An anonymous person dropped off a driver’s license at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday which was found at Quaker Laundromat.

– Police were called at 9:22 p.m. Wednesday for a dispute in the 900 block of Prospect Street where a woman said a female she lives with was packing up her belongings and said she was no longer allowed to live there. An officer spoke to the female and told her she would have to evict the woman. Both were told to remain calm for the evening.

– Police were dispatched at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday to the Salem Community Center on North Ellsworth Avenue for a man who appeared intoxicated and was asking for money. Officers didn’t find him.

– A dispute was reported at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Cedar Street where a woman said her roommate would not let her inside the residence. The roommate was contacted and said the lease is in her name and she didn’t want the woman there any more. She was told she had to evict her and that she had a right to be in the house. They were both told to separate for the evening.

– An ATV was reported in the 800 block of East School Street at 6:53 p.m. Wednesday. An officer found the ATV in the 900 block of North Lincoln Avenue and the rider was told about the complaint and consequences if he’s caught again.

– A woman on East Seventh Street reported possible fraud at 6:34 p.m. Wednesday. She said she noticed $59.95 charged to her account for a magazine that she did not authorize.

– Officers responded at 4:51 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Vine Street to meet with a counseling center representative who was attempting to have a patient go to the hospital to be evaluated. Officers made contact with the man who was voluntarily transported to Salem Community Hospital via ambulance.

– Police were called at 4:13 p.m. Wednesday to the city pool at Centennial Park regarding children needing a ride home. The pool was closing due to the weather and four juveniles needed a ride home due to the thunderstorm and the parents not being able to be contacted. Officers gave the children a ride to the 400 block of Franklin Street and spoke with the mother, who was told to make sure they have transportation in the future.

– Donald Martig, 80, of Slater Road, reported at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday that he was westbound on East Third Street near Hawley when another vehicle came from behind and struck the rear of his vehicle while they were both moving. The other vehicle then passed him and fled without providing any information. The other vehicle was described as a silver or gray car, possibly a Pontiac, with a male driver about 30 years old. The car fled west to Lincoln Avenue and then traveled north on Lincoln.

– Bryan Santee, of the 500 block of Newgarden Avenue, reported at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday that someone stole a pile of scrap metal from his business. The pile included brake drums, flywheels and other miscellaneous metals valued between $400 and $550 in scrap metal prices.

PERRY TWP.

– An officer responded to a report of a hitchhiker at 3:01 a.m. Thursday on state Route 45 near the Salem Golf Club and found a man who was just at the Salem Community Hospital emergency department and was unable to make contact with anyone to pick him up so he was walking to Lisbon. His cell phone battery went dead so he gave the officer a number and contact was made with someone to respond and pick him up at Circle K West, where he was taken to await the ride.

– An officer was asked to contact a woman by phone who had questions about civil custody at 7:07 p.m. Wednesday. She was told it’s a civil matter and to contact an attorney about any custody questions.

– A resident on Conser Drive reported at 3:51 p.m. Wednesday that a family member took her vehicle Tuesday and had not returned it yet. She wanted a report for liability purposes. An officer attempted to make contact with the person to have them return the vehicle as soon as possible. The owner was given options to file unauthorized use charges against the family member.

– Police checked on a residential alarm at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday on Countryside Drive, finding all the doors and windows secure. The homeowner said she may have set off the alarm when she was leaving.

– An official at the Allay Nursing Home, Pendleton Street, reported at 2:41 p.m. Wednesday a man dropped off there for adult day care had walked away from the facility and was last seen heading north. The man was later found on Thomas Road and returned to the nursing home.

– A resident of West Spruce Street reported Wednesday having problems with her teenage daughter being unruly and she wanted police to check if her daughter was where she said she was. The mother called back to say her daughter was home and everything was fine.

– A 911 call was transferred from the sheriff’s office from a woman complaining about the meal she had purchased at the East Pearl Chinese restaurant at 7:29 p.m. Wednesday, and she wanted her money back.

– An East Chestnut Street woman reported Wednesday they were being harassed by someone they know who is making rude and threatening calls.

– Police were asked to check on the welfare of someone living on Maple Street at 10:43 p.m. Wednesday.

– A caller reported someone is always parking a blue van in the valley behind 437 W. Washington St., blocking the alley and making it hard to get around it. Police checked the alley, and the van was not impeding traffic.

COLUMBIANA

– A woman reported at 12:19 p.m. Wednesday a vehicle was chasing another vehicle on state Route 164 toward Columbiana. Police checked and found no problem.

POLICE REPORTS

– A man came to the police station at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to report he was checking his bank statement online and found someone unknown took information from his debit card and got one of their own to use. The person had ordered a wind tunnel from Walmart online and was having it shipped to a place in Cleveland. The man had it stopped and the bank told him to file a police report. He also changed his debit card information.

– Officers responded to the 1100 block of South Lincoln Avenue for a well-being check on an elderly female at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday. There was no answer at the door, but the view from the kitchen window inside revealed the woman on the floor in the living room, with her foot moving slightly. Officers forced entry and first responders and KLG Ambulance arrived and she was taken to Salem Community Hospital. An officer said she had apparently fallen.

– A tree branch was reported blocking the road at Orchard Street and Cherry Street at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday. The city service department came and removed the branch.

– An officer checked on a suspicious vehicle at 11:02 p.m. Tuesday at Quaker Village on South Lincoln Avenue which was about to close. Juveniles were waiting for a friend in the store.

– A barking dog was reported at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Pershing Street where the owner had just come home and the dog was taken inside for the night.

– A fight was reported at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Vine Avenue. The area was checked for several minutes, with nothing found.

– A caller at 8:47 p.m. Tuesday reported a suspicious vehicle on West Perry Street described as tan with a ladder rack. Contact was made with the vehicle at Sharp and Arch and the person was described as an employee of Time Warner Cable who had been doing a disconnect in the area.

– A woman reported at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday that her children were late to be picked up. Per court order, she said she was to pick up the children at the Salem Police Department at 8 p.m. and the children were not present. While the report was being taken, the children were brought to the police station at 8:04 p.m. The woman wanted it documented.

– Police are investigating an unattended child situation after spending more than 30 minutes trying to locate the parents of a young girl found running around the playground at Waterworth Memorial Park unattended shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. The parents were located with the help of citizens in the area and said they had put her to bed earlier in the evening and did not know she had gotten out of the residence. A woman had called police about the child at 8:04 p.m. She appeared to be 2 to 3 years old, was wearing no shoes and had a hard time talking with the officer and the woman. An officer carried the child on foot through the park and up and down East School Street, East Eighth Street and East Seventh Street looking for her parents or residence. Another officer checked residences and talked with people in the area in an attempt to locate the parents.

– Police were called at 7:31 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of Arch Street for a domestic fight. A woman said she had an argument with her son and he was throwing things around the house. The son also confirmed they had an argument and said he was in the process of leaving for the night. No physical violence occurred.

– Loud music was reported at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday at South Lincoln Avenue and Columbia, but nothing was found.

– Police were dispatched at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday to East Third Street and North Ellsworth Avenue for a fight and located a male victim who said he was walking down Third Street when a man known to him came off of a front porch in the 100 block and began to strike him in the face. Witnesses confirmed his statement. Contact will be attempted with the suspect and information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review of charges.

– A dog was reported at large at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of Cedar Ridge Drive. The dog was found standing by its owner on the owner’s property, with police told the dog had not been running around. The owner said he would keep an eye on the dog to make sure it’s on his property.

– A cell phone left at Centennial Park last month had not been claimed so the pool manager turned it over to the police at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday.

– A woman on Continental Drive reported at 3:07 p.m. Tuesday that she was at her mailbox and was almost struck by a vehicle driving recklessly. The vehicle was described as a green Nissan XTerra.

– Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Homeworth, was cited for failure to yield left turn after his northbound vehicle on Ohio Avenue attempted to turn west onto Pershing and failed to yield to a southbound vehicle driven by Jessica Smith, 32, of Salem, causing a collision at 10:30 p.m. Monday. Smith was cited for driving under a 12-point suspension. She was taken to Salem Community Hospital for non-life threatening injuries

PERRY TWP.

– Police responded with EMT Ambulance to a medical emergency at 6 a.m. Wednesday at a Southridge Drive residence. A male was transported to Salem Community Hospital.

– Police and EMT Ambulance responded at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday to a residence on West Pidgeon Road for a medical call, with a person transported to Salem Community Hospital.

– Officers were called at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday to Elberon Avenue for a theft report. During the course of the investigation, they discovered other various activities that are currently under investigation also.

– A Prospect Street resident spoke with police at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday about a known person using his bank information to pay for a cell phone bill. Copies of bank statements were provided to police.

– A woman in the 400 block of West Pidgeon Road called police at 2:01 p.m. Tuesday about her neighbor mowing part of her yard. Police spoke with both parties about keeping on their side of the yard.

– A resident in the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue spoke with police regarding an ongoing neighbor dispute, saying he had spoken with the neighbor numerous times about keeping their dog off of his property but the neighbor has failed to do so. The resident said the dog is vicious towards him and his family and he’s afraid the dog may attack one of them. An officer said the neighbor would be contacted about the problem.

LISBON

– A call was received about vehicles parked in the roadway on Chestnut Street near Moore Street at 4 p.m. Tuesday, resulting in other vehicles having to go around. Police told the owners the vehicles were parked illegally and they needed to get them completely off the road.

– A caller complained about people riding a dirt bike back and forth several times on East Chestnut Street near Pritchard Avenue at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the person was also running stop signs.

– A reported she was at the Lisbon Laundromat behind Smith Oil at 11 p.m. Tuesday and there were two men near the fence watching and yelling at her. Police spoke with the men but they denied yelling at her but said they were instead talking to a clerk at Smith Oil. The officer spoke with the clerks, who confirmed their story.

– A North Market Street man reported at 12:07 a.m. Wednesday the juveniles in the downstairs apartment were making so much noise it was shaking the pictures on the wall. Police spoke with the tenan, and told him to keep the noise down, which he agreed to do.

COLUMBIANA

– A North Main Street man reported at noon Tuesday someone used his checking account without permission.

– A North Bayshore woman reported at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday someone broke into her home.

– A solicitor’s permit was issued to Nikki Markididis, from Blue Wolf Restaurants, for the business area only at 2:31 p.m. Tuesday.

– Stephanie Elizabeth Herstine, 17, England Drive, East Palestine, was westbound on state Route 14 at 3 p.m. Tuesday and continued through the state Route 7 intersection after first waiting for a car stopped in front of her to turn left. When the car turned left the light turned red and she was struck by Gregory J. Martin, 46, Dutchtown School Road, Rogers, who was southbound on state Route 7 and also traveling through the intersection. Herstine was warned for obstructing grade crossing.

– Ryan Burton reported at 5:27 p.m. Tuesday one of the juveniles from his group home that he had taken to Firestone Park ran away.

– Zakary Smith, Lisbon, reported at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday he blacked out while driving and went off the road and clipped on wooden stake in Firestone Park. He was cited for failure to control.

– A Union Street woman reported at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday she was receiving harassing phone calls from someone she knows.

– Glenn Grubb, Columbiana, was arrested for persistent disorderly conduct after an incident at the Quik Mart Marathon at 7:23 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to the Columbiana County Jail.

– Kenneth Gabriel, North Lima, was westbound on state Route 14 at 7 a.m. Monday and making a left turn into the Valero gas station when Boyd Johnson, East Palestine, attempted to exit the gas station and struck his vehicle. Johnson was cited for failure to yield from a private drive.

– Richard D. Brown II, 43, Montpelier, Ohio, was driving for Willow Grove Trucking when he failed to negotiate a left turn into Vine Alley from North Main Street at 2:24 p.m. Monday and struck overhead wires. After impact, the wires pulled over the two adjoining metal support poles, bringing one completely to the ground and the other onto a house nearby. He was cited for assured clear distance.

– Police warned Michael Huffman, Codie Scheffert and a juvenile for misusing the play equipment in Funland at 10:12 p.m. Monday.

POLICE REPORTS

– A person reported at 11:56 p.m. Monday that someone slashed all four tires on their vehicle while it was parked in the lot at Fresh Mark on South Lincoln Avenue.

– A resident on Springdale called police at 10:23 p.m. Monday to request police check the property after reporting the animals were restless and they thought they smelled alcohol as well as someone walking around. Officers checked the area and no one was found.

– A domestic dispute was reported at 10:03 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of Hearthside Drive. Police spoke to both parties and learned there was a verbal dispute. Neither person wanted to leave the residence and both said there would be no more problems.

– Police were called at 9:40 p.m. Monday to respond to the 1100 block of Prospect Street for the sound of children crying and being struck. Officers could not make contact with anyone and there were no vehicles to that address in the vicinity and no lights on. After talking with neighbors, it was determined possible that the resident were not home.

-A resident on Colonial Drive met with police at 4:28 p.m. Monday in reference to fraudulent charges on a bank account.

– A Hunt Road resident reported at 3:16 p.m. Monday that two credit cards arrived in the mail in her name and she suspected foul play due to recent family trouble. The matter is under investigation.

SALEM

– Police were called at 11:29 a.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Liberty Street where the property owner said his adult grandson was there and he was going to verbally remove him from the property for good. The grandson was gathering some personal property. The property owner told him not to return again or he would have him charged with trespassing. The grandson understood the request and left without incident. The property owner was told to call back if the grandson returns.

– A checkbook was reported found in the middle of the road at Smith Oil on East State Street at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday and placed in dispatch pending contact from the owner.

– An officer responded to the 800 block of East Fifth Street at 10:39 a.m. Tuesday for a theft report. A man said he purchased groceries at Giant Eagle and Marc’s on Sunday and then went to Aldi’s and laid the groceries in the store near the register while he did his shopping. When he returned, someone had stolen his groceries. He contacted the manager and they were going to view the surveillance video. The items taken totaled $48.98.

– A caller in the 400 block of Sharp Avenue at 9:19 a.m. Tuesday reported a male who has a restraining order against him was driving by the residence at a slow speed. An officer saw a copy of the restraining order which does not allow the suspect within 100 feet of the property. He did not return while the officer was there, but the resident was told to call back if he does.

– An audible alarm was reported at 8:53 a.m. Tuesday on Salem Unity Road, but was found to be outside the city. Mahoning County was contacted.

– Police responded to the 1200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue for an audible alarm at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday which was silenced before officers arrived. The exterior of the building was found secure. Police were called to the same property several times early Tuesday and on Monday for the alarm, which apparently was malfunctioning. At one point, a door was found open, but everything was found okay and a keyholder responded to secure the building.

– Police were called at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday to Salem Community Hospital for an aggressive patient trying to leave. Hospital staff were able to calm the person down.

– A resident in the 1300 block of Beechwood reported at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday that someone knocked on the door and ran away. The area was checked but no one was found.

– Officers were called at 11:10 p.m. Monday for a breaking and entering in the 100 block of West Pershing Street where nothing was reported missing.

– Several suspicious vehicles were reported at 10:22 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of State Street, but officers determined it was a group of friends who stopped to talk. They were told there were better places to stop.

– Loud music was reported at 10:15 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Franklin Avenue. The source was a motor vehicle and the owner was told to turn it down.

– Suspicious activity was reported at 10:06 p.m. Monday in Centennial Park, but nothing was found.

– An intoxicated person was reported in a business in the 1000 block of East State Street at 10:05 p.m. Monday. Police spoke to the person who had consumed alcohol and said he was just picking up his food. He was told to go to his house across the street.

– A woman on Franklin reported at 9:42 p.m. Monday that someone threw a firework under her van as she was driving down Hogan’s Alley.

– Donald Huff, 33, of Plymouth Place, was cited for open container after an officer on patrol at 9:44 p.m. Monday saw a man with a bottle of an alcoholic beverage and a woman walking off the 200 block of North Lincoln Avenue to go into an alley beside the KSU City Center. They were found behind the city center and the man was attempting to hide the open container.

– A reckless operator was reported at 7:45 p.m. Monday on North Ellsworth Avenue turning onto Third Street. The vehicle was found parked and the operator, who was walking, was told about the complaint.

– Police were dispatched at 6:43 p.m. Monday to the 900 block of Jones Drive where a woman said she did not want a man allowed back on the property and wanted officers to notify him. She was told the man would be notified.

– A man on Merle Road called police at 5:55 p.m. Monday to go to a residence in the 400 block of West Fourth Street for a well-being check. An officer found nothing wrong, noting in the report that it was an ongoing complaint from a custody issue. The man was told to stop making inaccurate and/or non-factual reports.

– A domestic was reported at 5:50 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of West Wilson Street where a male juvenile said he had an argument with his father and there was some pushing. The father said the son was being unruly and spit on him. Both were told to calm down for the night.

– Police were called to remove someone from a residence in the 400 block of Sharp at 5:48 p.m. Monday when a woman said her estranged husband had been there. He left before police arrived.

– Police were called at 5:26 p.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Quaker Court in the Salem Industrial Park for an audible alarm. The business was found secure, then police were called back for another alarm at 5:47 p.m., but it was inadvertently set off by the keyholder.

– A man called at 5:19 p.m. Monday from South Ellsworth Avenue regarding problems he’s having with his estranged wife, who no longer resides with him. He was told his options.

– A man on West Pershing Street came to the police station at 4:48 p.m. Monday to speak with an officer about a neighbor who keeps coming into his home without being invited. Both he and his roommate have told him several times not to come onto the property and he continues to do so. A statement will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review for possible charges. The man was told to call police the next time it happens.

– Scott Bender Jr., 27, of 439 S. Broadway Ave., and Joey Morris Jr., 28, of 257 W. Wilson St., were both charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to a fight at 2:32 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of South Ellsworth Avenue.

– Laura Weddell, 50, of 6443 Camp Boulevard, Hanoverton, was charged with theft after police were called at 1:05 p.m. Monday to Walmart at 2875 E. State St. where loss prevention personnel reported a woman attempted to remove a shopping cart loaded with unpaid merchandise from the store. She was stopped as she was exiting and left the cart and went back inside the store. She was found inside by police and loss prevention personnel with another cart with some merchandise. Video surveillance showed her leaving the store when she was stopped before.

– No citation was issued and no injuries were reported on East State Street near Salem Community Hospital after an eastbound vehicle driven by Chrystal Westover, 29, of West Wilson St., struck the rear of an eastbound vehicle driven by Lorin Cameron, 70, of Beloit, who was stopped at the traffic light at Roosevelt. The accident occurred at 12:45 p.m. Monday at a low speed with minor damage to both vehicles. The report said Westover was found at fault, but not cited.

– A man came to the police station at 12:41 p.m. Monday to report an ongoing problem, noting that his girlfriend’s vehicle window was busted out recently and they believe her ex-live-in partner was responsible. He was concerned his property will be targeted and damaged and wanted a report on file.

– A Hanoverton woman reported at 12:25 p.m. Monday that someone struck her parked car in the left front bumper and caused minor damage in the lot at Pizza Hut on West State Street.

– A man in the 200 block of Rose Avenue reported at 12:23 p.m. Monday that someone spraypainted several words on his privacy fence in black and red letters.

– A business owner in the 100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue called police at 10:05 a.m. Monday to report finding two spent .22-caliber shell casings in his lot. No damage was reported in the area.

– Phillip Brandle, 52, of 580 E. Perry St., was charged with possession of marijuana, a minor misdemeanor, after officers and an agent from the Columbiana County Drug Task Force located and seized two marijuana plants from the property at 9:57 a.m. Monday.

LISBON

– Police responded to a report of people yelling and screaming on North Jefferson Street at 1:27 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival they found a 44-year-old man who was bleeding from a large cut around his eye and long narrow cuts across his chest and down his stomach. The man, who had been drinking, said the chest and stomach wounds were self-inflicted using a razor blade and that he wanted to die. To achieve his goal, the man said he went to his neighbor’s home to provoke a fight, and the neighbor ended up punching him. An ambulance arrived to transport the man to a hospital, and no charges will be filed against the neighbor.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police were called at 9:39 a.m. Monday to the 900 block of Liberty Street to talk with a resident about an ongoing matter with a relative. Options were given and the resident was told to call police if and when the person returns.

– An officer responded to the 2000 block of Southeast Boulevard for a request at 7:12 a.m. Monday to speak with an officer. It was regarding a civil matter and the person was given options. Police had been called at 2:41 a.m. Monday by the same person asking to speak with an officer regarding a family member. He had been told his options.

– A caller at 12:56 a.m. Monday reported a suspicious person looking into vehicles in the 500 block of East Fourth Street. Nobody was found.

– Police were called at 10:49 p.m. Sunday to the 100 block of West Pershing Street for a report of a fight in progress and found a large group of people yelling and arguing. Officers had to physically push several people back and determined one person involved had walked into his neighbor’s house uninvited and then reportedly struck a female. Officers warned one person involved to calm down and cease his actions several times, but he allegedly refused. David L. Pastore, of 350 Union St., Washingtonville, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on his own recognizance. All involved were asked to fill out written statements at the police station.

– A fight was reported at 8:18 p.m. Sunday in the area of West Wilson Street and South Ellsworth Avenue where both parties said there was an argument and some pushing, but no injuries. Nobody wanted to pursue charges and both were told to go their separate ways.

– A caller at 7:15 p.m. Sunday reported limbs in the road in the 800 block of North Ellsworth Avenue, but no limbs were found on city-owned property.

– An anonymous person came to the police station at 6:51 p.m. Sunday to speak with an officer about illegal drug activity in the city. The information will be given to the Columbiana County Drug Task Force.

– Police were called at 6:10 p.m. Sunday to the 600 block of East Sixth Street for an open burning complaint, finding that household items were being burned. The fire was extinguished.

– A?West Perry Street resident reported at 5:59 p.m. Sunday that a weedeater was taken from his garage.

– Police responded with the fire department at 5:14 p.m. Sunday to the 600 block of Highland Avenue for a fire alarm at a private residence. The homeowner said everything was fine.

– Police were called at 4:44 p.m. Sunday to the 1900 block of Southeast Boulevard for a domestic dispute, learning it was over living arrangements at a residence. All involved were told their options.

– Officers on patrol at 4:40 p.m. Sunday were flagged down by an anonymous person who advised a man was begging for money and other things at several locations in the city. Officers believed they were familiar with the man after hearing the description and found him in the 300 block of West State Street wearing the described clothing. He denied any wrongdoing and said it was not him.

– Police were called at 4:06 p.m. Sunday to Centennial Park off of Maple Street for a male possibly committing lewd acts. An officer made contact and saw nothing criminal.

– An anonymous person reported at 11:10 a.m. Sunday that he rents a garage at the rear of the 200 block of Ohio Avenue and found several pieces of plastic coating believed to be from copper wire. He believed an unknown person stripped the wire while sitting in the alley near the garage. It was unknown where the wire came from.

PERRY TWP.

– An officer was called at 12:18 a.m. Monday to Egypt Road near East Pine Lake Road for a vehicle in a ditch and found Goshen Police already on the scene and gave assistance to the Goshen officer.

– A woman in the 1000 block of Elberon called at 12:14 a.m. Monday to complain about loud music, which police determined came from a Georgetown Road residence in the 800 block. The homeowner was asked to turn the music down.

– Police were called to a Springdale residence at 6:22 p.m. Sunday for a raccoon under the back patio, with the residents fearful it may be ill. Upon further investigation, it was determined the animal was a young raccoon and the residents said the officer was no longer needed.

– Taylor Willard, 28, of Lisbon, was cited for driving under suspension and fictitious registration after a traffic stop at 1:35 a.m. Sunday on South Lincoln Avenue at Snyder Road when the registration came back to a different vehicle. Willard could not show proof when the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was towed with a hold placed on it for proof of ownership and proper registration.

– A man on Elberon Avenue reported at 11:48 p.m. Saturday that his ex-wife was harassing him by phone and text. He was told his options.

– A woman on Prospect Street at Salem Acres reported at 7:17 p.m. Saturday that her 8-year-old child was smacked in the arm by a 13-year-old child after an argument over the younger child taking part of an iPhone case belonging to the other child. An officer spoke with the children and their parents and the children were told to stay away from each other if they can’t get along.

– Police were called to the 1700 block of Allen Drive for one to be removed after allegedly making threats to residents there and an alleged shoving incident between parties. Both sides were arguing back and forth when police arrived and were separated with help from Salem Police. The unwanted person was told to leave and not return.

– A reckless operator was reported at 2:51 p.m. Saturday in a black over red vehicle traveling north on North Lincoln Avenue at Hope Cemetery. The vehicle was located on the U.S. Route 62 four-lane, but no violations were seen.

– Lisa Galchick, 30, of Aetna Street, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance ahead after her eastbound vehicle on Benton Road at 12:33 p.m. Saturday failed to stop in an assured clear distance, striking the rear of an eastbound vehicle driven by Jackie Rinyo, 59, of Damascus, who was stopped at the red light. No injuries were reported.

– Tracey Lindsay, 50, of Main Street, Kensington, was cited for non-compliance suspension and a cracked windshield after a traffic stop at 11:36 a.m. Saturday on Newgarden Avenue at Liberty Street. The license plates on her vehicle were confiscated and the vehicle towed.

– An officer stood by on Newgarden Avenue at West Pidgeon Road with a Salem Police officer while he spoke with a man in reference to an alleged assault that occurred in the 800 block of Newgarden. The victim declined to file charges and the person was released.

– Police found a disabled vehicle in the middle of Fairfield School road at 2:56 a.m. Sunday and upon further investigation discovered the driver was believed to have stolen the car from the Col-Pump parking lot and disabled it after driving through several yards on Fairfield School Road. The driver, Alexander J. Kozma, 21, Columbiana, was cited for no driver’s license and reckless operation. Additional charges for grand theft auto are pending contact with the vehicle owner and will be forwarded to the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Douglas Dunn reported at 8:10 a.m. Sunday his vehicle was stolen from the Col-Pump parking lot.

– A man reported at 10 p.m. Sunday someone was underneath a vehicle in the Cornerstone Motors lot with a flashlight. Police checked the area but found no one.

– James Simkins, Boardman, was northbound on state Route 7 at 11:28 a.m. Friday and approaching state Route 14 when he was truck by a vehicle driven by David Felix, Poland, who was driving for Ari Fleet, of New Jersey. Felix was cited for assured clear distance.

– A park employee reported at 12:51 p.m. Friday the Little Clippers shed by the ball field in the park had graffiti spray painted on it.

– Jacequelyn Beaver, Washingtonville, was westbound on state Route 14 at 1 p.m. Friday and was struck by Donald Wardle, Poland, who was attempting to enter the roadway from a private drive, having been waved on by an unknown east facing vehicle. Wardle failed to see Beaver approaching. He was cited for failure to yield from a private drive.

– A woman reported at 1:29 p.m. Friday someone near the Huntington ATM was talking on a cell phone while two vehicles went through making transactions at the window. The woman told police she believed the caller was picking up bank account information by using the cell phone. Police checked the area but didn’t see anyone.

– Police attempted to locate Timothy Mayer of New Waterford at Col-Pump at 1:39 p.m. Friday after being requested by the Canfield Police Department, who had a warrant out for his arrest. Mayer was not found.

– Doug Smith reported at 4:27 p.m. Friday a basket was stolen from a motorized conveyance at the park.

– Someone reported at 2:13 a.m. Saturday a driver was possibly intoxicated while driving northbound on state Route 164 near the traffic circle. Police found the vehicle and spoke with the driver who was tired and not intoxicated.

– Matthew S. Lilly, 26, East Liverpool, was cited for no operator’s license and no license plate following a traffic stop on state Route 7 at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. His passenger, Nikki M. Skinner, 27, East Liverpool, was cited for wrongful entrustment of a motor vehicle.

– Someone reported at 12:41 p.m. Saturday oil was leaking from a vehicle in the Columbiana Manor apartments parking lot.

LISBON

– Police received a call about a man sitting on the Canton Bridge at 12:42 p.m. Monday, and he appeared as if he was going to jump. Police arrived to find a man sitting in a pickup being driven by a woman, who said she was there to pick him up. The man said he had just come from a court appearance and was contemplating jumping because he was not having a good day. The man said he was fine now, but the officer told him he still needed to be checked out at a hospital. The man agreed and waited until an ambulance arrived to transport him.

– County Fair Police Chief Ray DiCross called for assistance after a man was reportedly scalping bogus tickets at the front gate at 4 p.m. Sunday. An officer spoke with the suspect, who denied doing any such thing. The officer was then advised by a fair official the tickets were indeed valid.

– Amy Frantz, Harrison Street, called for police because of landlord/tenant dispute at 2:23 p.m. Sunday. Landlord Jason Frantz reported tenant Misty Mahon had made arrangements to remove her property but she arrived before him and climbed through a window to begin removing items. Mahon said she did not want to wait for Frantz because she had her baby with her.

– A East Lincoln Way man reported being assaulted by his girlfriend at 11:42 p.m. Sunday. The girlfriend said she was arguing with him when he threatened to break her TV and laptop computer, which is when she became physical with him. Neither party wished to pursue charges, and she agreed to let him spent the night, although he would have to stay downstairs.

– A South Lincoln Avenue woman reported at 1:30 a.m. Monday that a man was sleeping on her couch, and she wanted him to leave and return the key she had given him. He left with no problem.

– A Lee Avenue woman reported at 10:21 p.m. Sunday her daughter was at the county fair acting up and refusing to come home.

– The West Point Fire Department reported receiving a call from a woman about a mail box on fire at the Woodland RV Park, Middle Beaver Road, Elkrun Township. The call was at 2 a.m. Monday.

– A woman reported the front window of the Flea Market on Nelson Avenue was broken at 10:38 p.m. Sunday.

POLICE REPORTS

-Police on patrol in the 100 block of S. Broadway Avenue at 2:26 a.m. Sunday observed a northbound vehicle lose control and strike an unoccupied parked vehicle. Wayne E. Smith Jr., 2059 Monroe #23, was charged with OVI and failure to control and released to a family member.

-Police responded to the 900 block of Park Avenue at 3:27 a.m. Sunday where the complainant advised the driver’s side window on her 2008 Pontiac G6 was shattered while parked in the driveway.

-Police on patrol in the area of S. Lincoln Avenue and Columbia Street observed a man staggering on the sidewalk at 3:31 a.m. and gave him a courtesy ride to his residence a couple of blocks away.

-John R. Mohr and Megan McClaskey, both of 174 W. 5th Street were charged with domestic violence after police responded to a domestic in progress. Both had visible injuries and were taken to the county jail.

-Police responded to the 1700 block of Allen Road to assist Perry Township police with a disturbance at the residence and cleared the call.

-Police responded to the Newgarden Avenue and Mullins Street area at 5:58 p.m. Saturday for a fight in progress. Joseph M. Penick, 1250 S.E. Blvd. #23 and Eric Davidson, 1826 S. Lincoln Avenue, were both charged with disorderly conduct and advised to stay away from each other.

-Police responded to the 500 block of Bank Street at 6:18 p.m. Saturday for a report of two people entering a vacant home through the basement. Officers announced their presence and heard noises from upstairs, however the people failed to comply and had barricaded themselves in the attic. After numerous commands police used OC spray to dislodge them and James M. McVay, 11149 Trinity Church Road, Lisbon and Aleah A. Good, 1281 Prospect Ext., Salem, were charged with criminal trespassing and obstructing official business after surrendering. The Salem Fire Department decontaminated the scene and arrestees.

-Police responded to the 300 block of S. Ellsworth Avenue at 7:47 p.m. Saturday where the complainant advised a battery was stolen from their truck. They were advised of the options.

-Police responded to the 400 block of Newgarden Avenue at 9:22 p.m. Saturday for a report of a loud explosion and were unable to locate a disturbance of any type.

-Police responded to the N. Ellsworth Avenue and W. 2nd Street intersection at 11:55 p.m. after Nicholas Sanlo, 800 Sharp Avenue pulled out of a private drive onto N. Ellsworth Avenue and entered the road in the 100 block of W. 2nd Street and ran off the right side striking an Ohio Edison pole can causing disabling damage to his car. There were no injuries and Sanlo was cited for reasonable control.

-Police heard a complaint on station Saturday from a Liberty Street man on Saturday who said he was contacted by a friend by email asking for $4,300 because he was in the Philippines and had been robbed at gunpoint. The complainant said he wired the money and learned his friend was not in the Philippines and it was a scam.

-Police responded to the 300 block of E. 5th Street at 9:17 a.m. Saturday where the complainant advised two nail guns were missing and there were no signs of forced entry.

Lisbon reports

– An officer on patrol at 9:24 p.m. Saturday saw someone later identified as David Fitzpatrick walking through the alley between Jerome and Spruce streets holding a beer can. Fitzpatrick was advised the next time he would be cited for having an open container of alcohol in public.

– A caller reported a green Jeep was parked in a yard at the corner of Pine Street and Thomas Road and the radio was on very loud and there was no one in the vehicle. This was at 11:40 a.m. Sunday.

– Misty Mahon, Quay Road, Negley, came to the police station on Sunday to speak with an officer about a landlord/tenant dispute.

– Police accompanied a Children Services worker to a home on East Lincoln Way at 11 a.m. Friday in attempt to gain custody of a 5-month-old boy who lived there. No one was found to be home, and neighbors advised the person in question no longer lived there.

– Zoning Clerk Alisa Gostey reported Friday there was a yard sale at the corner of Vine and Chestnut streets, and the person had not paid for a permit. The people hosting the yard sale were advised. Gostey said another home on North Market was guilty of doing the same.

– A barking dog complaint was received on Sunset Drive at 2:21 p.m. Friday. An officer checked the area but did not hear any barking dogs.

– Jeffrey Zallick wanted an officer to accompany him to a home on Pritchard Avenue while he picked up his belongings at 4:32 p.m. Friday.

– Police were asked by investigators from Children Services to meet them at a home at the corner of Thomas and Pine streets at 4:32 p.m. Friday while they investigated a child abuse claim involving a 4-year-old girl made to stand in the yard in her underwear. Police got the parties to calm down so the investigator could do her job, and then warned the parties that charges would be filed if he received any further calls about any disturbances.

– Stevie Halverstadt, Vine Street, called for an officer at 6 p.m. Friday because her nephew was on his way to the residence and she did not want him there. Police advised they would keep a watch on the property.

– Samantha Aldish of Hanoverton came to the station on Friday to complain about her ex-husband letting their 10-year-old daughter being left at the county fairgrounds unsupervised.

– Amy Haines reported Friday evening being assaulted by her two brothers, who she said grabbed her by the arm, throat and took the phone from hand, breaking the phone in the process. The brothers claimed Haines was the aggressor and they showed signs of being assaulted, and the one brother denied laying a hand on her. No charges were filed due to the conflicting stories, and all parties refused to press charges.

– Police were called to the Steel Trolley Diner at 3:48 a.m. Saturday in regard to a man locked in the bathroom. The man was identified as Anthony Yingling from Pennsylvania, who is in town working the carnival rides at the county fair. Yingling was a little intoxicated but alert, answered questions and otherwise appeared fine. Diner employees said the man had been in the bathroom for nearly two hours when they disassembled the lock and found Yingling sleeping against the bathroom door. Yingling said after working 12 hours he went out for a drink but believes he fell asleep because of fatigue and alcohol. Police gave Yingling a ride back to the campground where he is staying.

POLICE REPORTS

– Police responded to the Newgarden Avenue and Arch Street area at 2:39 a.m. Saturday for a report of numerous people in the road yelling at each other. Police located three people who were friends on the sidewalk. One had a bloody nose and said his friend elbowed him after an argument. He refused medical treatment and pressing charges and photos were taken of his injury. All the people were sent on their ways.

– Police responded to the 400 block of E. 4th Street at 3:22 a.m. Saturday for an intoxicated man who had gotten separated from his friends and was unaware of his location. Police gave him a ride home.

-A woman came on station at 5:58 a.m. Saturday advising that her ex-boyfriend was harassing her with phone and text messages. She was advised of the options.

-Police responded to a three-vehicle chain reaction accident in the 1800 block of E. State Street at 4:26 p.m. Friday in which Jacob K. Polen, 317 W. 13th Street was eastbound and struck the rear of the vehicle operated by John C. Bleakley, 940 Hartley Road, forcing him to strike the rear of the vehicle operated by Michelle L. Allison, 17641 state Route 644, Salineville. Polen was cited to juvenile court for failure to maintain the assured clear distance accident. His vehicle had disabling damage while the other two vehicles had minor damage.

-Police responded to the Southeast Boulevard and Fairview Avenue area at 6:53 p.m. Friday in response to a report of a vehicle operating in a reckless manner but were unable to locate a vehicle matching the description.

-Police responded to the 400 block of Sharp Avenue at 10:33 p.m. Friday where a woman said she was receiving unwanted calls and text messages from her husband. She was advised of the options.

-Police were unable to locate a disturbance or source for a report of possible shots fired in the 300 block of W. 7th Street at 11:03 p.m. Friday.

-Police responded to the 100 block of W. 7th Street at 2:29 p.m. Friday for a report of a woman lying on the sidewalk. An ambulance responded and it was learned she was walking to her doctor’s office and tripped over the sidewalk and fell. She was transported to the hospital.

POLICE REPORTS

– A woman on East Third Street reported at 1:07 p.m. Friday that she sold her pickup to a man who still owes her $100 and when she went to his city residence to get the money, he told her to get off of his property. The truck wasn’t there and he told her to mind her own business. She said he had given her $400 and she allowed the truck to be taken to his residence, but with no license plates. She did not sign the title. She was told it’s a civil matter and that she could file civil action since she has a signed piece of paper from the man. She was also told if she finds her signature was forged on the title, that would be a criminal act. She was going back to talk with the man.

– Suspicious activity was reported at 7:07 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of South Broadway Avenue where a man was sitting on the west side of the train tracks by a fence. An officer spoke to the man after having him come to the South Broadway Avenue area and he said he was walking and sat on the rail but was watching closely for trains. He was told it was private property and sent on his way.

– Nicholas Sanlo, 32, whose last known address was Salem, was cited for reasonable control and leaving the scene of an accident after admitting early Friday that he was the driver of a vehicle involved in a head-on crash with a utility pole on West Second Street just west of Ellsworth Avenue late Thursday. He was found walking on Newgarden Avenue near Prospect Street and said he wasn’t injured. The accident was reported at 11:54 p.m. Thursday when the car, a blue 2007 Chevy Cobalt, was found crashed into the pole with no driver around or in the car.

– Police were called at 3:52 a.m. Friday to meet a person regarding a harassment complaint in the area of Southeast Boulevard and Monroe Street, but nobody was there and nobody was found in the area. Attempts to reach the person by phone failed.

– Police responded to the parking lot at MAC Trailer on Allen Road at 1:32 a.m. Friday for criminal damage to a motor vehicle. An employee had called, but the owner of the vehicle was not there. They were told to have the owner contact police to file a complaint.

– Police were called at 12:18 a.m. Friday to East Pershing Street near Salem Community Hospital in reference to a patient who walked out of the hospital without being released. The side streets and some residences were checked, but the person was not found.

– An anonymous caller at 11:51 p.m. Thursday reported a man at the top of the overpass in the 400 block of West State Street. Officers located the man who was allegedly contemplating harming himself, but after talking with them, decided he would voluntarily go to Salem Community Hospital by ambulance. He was taken to the police station to meet the ambulance and was transported.

– A caller at 11:45 p.m. Thursday reported an unknown person driving a green Ford Taurus struck a parked vehicle on a property at South Lincoln Avenue and Aetna Street and fled. The vehicle drove through a driveway, struck the brick landscaping wall, then backed up into a vehicle, causing damage to the right rear of the parked vehicle before fleeing.

– Officers responded at 10:55 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Ellsworth Avenue where a vehicle was driven into a fence and abandoned. Officers attempted to contact the owner and placed a hold on the vehicle at the tow yard until the owner contacts police.

– A woman on Ohio Avenue reported at 8:45 p.m. Thursday that her husband was harassing her by telephone. An officer contacted her husband and told him to stop, then escorted the woman home. The husband left for the evening.

– A person was reported down in the 200 block of West State Street at 7:42 p.m. Thursday. Officers, fire department first responders and KLG Ambulance made contact with the person who was grossly intoxicated and taken to Salem Community Hospital for treatment.

– A woman in the 200 block of North Lincoln Avenue reported at 3:57 p.m. Thursday that her boyfriend assaulted her at their apartment on West Pershing Street. She wanted to go to the hospital and was told to respond to the police department when she’s released for a written statement for possible charges.

– Jason Price, 38, of Kennedy Drive, was cited for a traffic signal device violation after allegedly failing to stop his vehicle and colliding in the intersection of North Ellsworth Avenue and East Second Street at 3:25 p.m. Thursday with a vehicle driven by Debra Miller, 56, of West Third Street, who was eastbound on Second Street and had the green light. No injuries were reported.

– A woman on West Wilson Street called at 1:42 p.m. Thursday to report a problem with some neighbor kids on West Pershing Street. Some other people said the opposite. Apparently there was a fight with several of the children two days ago which was not reported to police.

– Howard Keslar reported at 11:33 a.m. Thursday that his rental property in the 300 block of Newgarden Avenue had been entered and the copper pipes in the basement cut out and stolen.

– Police were called at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to the old school on Prospect Street where a person with a gun was reported in a light blue car. The car was turned around in the back of the old school and an elderly female allegedly pointed a shotgun at the children playing in the back. The car then left. The couple in the car did not say anything to the children. Officers checked the area, but did not find the car.

COLUMBIANA

– Police came across five juvenile boys walking along West Railroad Street after curfew at 12:26 a.m. Thursday. The five said they were staying overnight together, and the officer told them to get home.

– An unknown female called at 12:48 p.m. Thursday to report there was someone in her car in the Way Station parking lot and they would not get out, and then she hung up. The female called back to say the person was no longer in her car and she was now almost to Lisbon.

– A barking dog complaint was received on Metz Road at 6:47 p.m. Thursday. The officer went to the residence, who said her dog had been barking at the neighbor while she was playing with her dog.

– An unknown female caller reported another female was being aggressive in the laundromat on state Route 14 at 8:26 p.m. Thursday. Police checked the laundromat.

– There was a report of a suspicious package and/or person in a car parked at Fairfield Commons at 11:16 p.m. Thursday. Police checked and found the car unoccupied.

POLICE REPORTS

– A Lexington Avenue woman reported at 12:22 p.m. Thursday that she found damage to her vehicle in the parking lot of the apartment complex. The front bumper cover was scraped and torn, with traces of yellow paint on the bumper.

– Officers responded at 11:16 a.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Washington Avenue where a woman said she heard a little girl screaming and it was a scream that was awful. Officers could not locate any children outside and heard no screaming. She had called a couple weeks ago about a similar situation and said it sounded like the residence was up an alley towards Washington.

– A woman called at 9:48 a.m. Thursday for an open door at a residence on Aetna Street. The residence was checked and an officer will talk to the city Housing & Zoning Department.

– An anonymous caller at 5:24 a.m. Thursday reported a possible intoxicated driver in a black Chevy S-10 on North Lincoln Avenue. An officer found the vehicle on North Lincoln at East State Street and followed it for several minutes, observing no traffic violations.

– Police were called at 2:23 a.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of East State Street for a report of suspicious people at Circle K East, with several people inside the store being loud and acting strange. An officer spoke to the people who said they bought several items and were just leaving.

– Police responded to th 700 block of West State Street for a suspicious person reported at 12:34 a.m. Thursday. The caller said an unknown man walked in and out of Circle K West several times without buying anything and then was pacing in the parking lot. He left before officers arrived. The area was checked, but nobody was found.

– A man called at 12:28 a.m. Thursday to report possible drug activity at a residence in the 400 block of East Seventh Street where his two grandchildren live and he was concerned for them. Officers made contact with the tenant and told her about the complaint. She refused a consent search of the residence and assured officers that the children were fine and that they were both sleeping.

– A suspicious person was reported at 11:06 p.m. Wednesday at 500 E. Fourth St., where police found the person in an apartment staying there with a family member.

– Dale C. Milnes, 50, of state Route 7, New Waterford, was taken into custody at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday for an active warrant out of Columbiana County for failure to appear on a theft charge. The warrant was discovered during a traffic stop in the 1900 block of East State Street. Milnes was also charged with driving under non-compliance suspension and failure to display plates and was turned over to a sheriff’s deputy.

– An officer at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday checked on two people reported to be acting suspicious at the rear door of a location in the 200 block of South Broadway Avenue. They were observed walking away and were stopped by the officer. They said they were gathering cigarette butts to get the left over tobacco.

– A domestic was reported at 9:29 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of East Pershing Street, but was found to be a verbal dispute only.

– An unattended juvenile was reported at 8:14 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of East Second Street. An officer located the small juvenile and found the child was with older siblings. The oldest was advised of the complaint and the consequences he could face if he leaves the child unattended again.

– Officers were called at 6:07 p.m. Wednesday to a domestic in progress at Randy’s Barber Shop, 192 S. Lincoln Ave., where officers found property damage, but the victim denied any physical assault and didn’t wish to pursue any charges.

– A juvenile came to the police station at 5:38 p.m. Wednesday to say he was bitten by a dog he went to help that was hit by a car in the 100 block of West Pershing Street. The dog bit him on the right ear.

– Police were called at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of South Broadway Avenue for a semi tractor trailer parked blocking several spots. The driver was asked to move it.

LISBON

– An East Lincoln Way woman reported at 2:23 a.m. Wednesday her neighbors were loud and waking her children. Police spoke with the neighbors, who said a shelf had fallen from the wall.

– Police stopped Tabbitha Boyd for speeding on North Market Street at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday only to learn she was transporting her toddler son to the hospital after he had injured his head. Police called for ambulance, who treated the child at the scene before his mother completed driving him to the hospital.

-A caller reported Wednesday a person who lives on Sunset Drive has three dogs that bark all day.

– Amanda E. Amato, 22, of Lisbon, was cited for failure to stop an assured cleared distance after she drove into the rear of a stopped car being driven by Miriam E. Maughan, 26, of Poland. The accident occurred on North Market Street near Vista Drive at 4:13 p.m. Wednesday.

– Michael Guappone, 45, of Lisbon, reportedly ran a stop sign, resulting in an accident with a car driven by Lori L. Sweeney, 52, of Columbiana, at the intersection of North Market and Jerome streets at 7:59 a.m. Tuesday.

LEETONIA

– An officer responded to the 100 block of High Street at 11:43 a.m. Tuesday in reference to juveniles inside an abandoned residence.

– At 9:25 p.m. Wednesday a woman came on station to report that someone she knows had stolen jewelry from her.

POLICE REPORTS

– Brian F. Meeks, 45, of 411 Plymouth Place, was transported to Salem Community Hospital after being injured in a one-vehicle accident at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday on North Lincoln Avenue near the U.S. Route 62 four-lane. The report said Meeks was southbound in his 1967 Chevy Camaro on North Lincoln Avenue and lost control due to a vehicle defect, driving off of the right side of the road, striking a guardrail, a mailbox, a ditch and then a tree. No citation was issued and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

– Police were called to the 1100 block of Prospect Street at 1:48 a.m. Tuesday for a possible domestic dispute. An officer spoke with a woman who said her child’s father was yelling at her and she wanted him to leave the residence. He told the officer he was trying to sleep and she was bothering him. He was told he would have to leave and called for a ride.

– A resident in the 1200 block of Beechwood Road called at 10:14 a.m. Monday to report locating footprints in the backyard, but said nothing appeared damaged or missing from the property. Salem Police received a call the evening before regarding two suspicious people around a residence across the street who fled before police arrived.

SALEM

– Police responded to a city residence at 2:33 p.m. Wednesday to speak with a 16-year-old boy who wanted to know what could be done about his mother not giving him his SSI money. It was explained to him that she is his guardian and she has control over how the money is spent even if she is in East Liverpool and he is living in Salem.

– Police responded to the 100 block of South Ellsworth Avenue at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday for a domestic, with a woman reporting she resides on West Pershing Street with her boyfriend and they had a verbal dispute and he struck her in the stomach and head. The boyfriend was contacted and denied any physical confrontation and wanted her out of the residence. She refused to provide a statement or cooperate once the domestic violence laws were explained. With no evidence of physical violence, no arrests were made. She gathered her personal belongings and left.

– Police checked at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday for a loud explosion and power outage near Woodland Avenue. The traffic signal at Ohio and Pershing was out and flares placed for a temporary four-way stop until the power was restored. A transformer near Reilly Stadium blew and Ohio Edison responded.

– A caller at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday reported a truck with an unsecure load weaving in traffic moving west on State Street near the Elks building in the 600 block of East State Street. The truck was found with no violations seen.

– A woman in the 600 block of Franklin Avenue reported at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday that she received text messages from a person known to her via a friend’s cell phone and on Facebook. The messages were threatening her employment at her workplace, with the person saying she was going to have her fired. She reported it to her employer who told her to file a police report. An officer was contacting the other person to tell her to stop her actions.

– Officers assisted the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office at various addresses in the city Wednesday morning with warrant checks, with a man and woman taken into custody by deputies in the 600 block of Sharp Avenue.

– Police were called at 9:27 a.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of South Union Avenue for a young girl found walking down the street without supervision. A resident said she brought the girl inside and called police. As officers arrived, the father arrived in the area looking for the child and they were reunited.

– Philip T. Saunders, 54, of North Benton, was cited for failure to yield at 5:51 a.m. Wednesday after his southbound vehicle on South Broadway Avenue entered the intersection at Pershing and failed to yield to a westbound vehicle driven by Jackie Wright who was already in the intersection.

– An alarm was reported at 5:48 a.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of South Lincoln Avenue where a delivery person said the front door was unlocked. The interior was checked and found secure and the keyholder arrived and was told about the unlocked door.

– Police responded to a vehicle/deer accident at 5:46 a.m. Wednesday in the 1700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue where a vehicle driven by John Fullum, 45, of Beloit, was struck by a deer.

– A dog was reported loose at 1:03 a.m. Wednesday on South Union Avenue and found in the front yard of a Washington Avenue residence . The homeowner said the dog got out when her son took out the garbage. She said they would take better care of the situation.

– An officer on patrol at 12:58 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of East State Street saw a distraught woman walking with a child and made contact. The woman said she had a verbal dispute with her live-in boyfriend and she was on her way to a friend’s house. She and the child were given a ride to the residence.

– Tammy Souers, 44, whose last known address was West Pershing Street, was taken into custody at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday at Fernangle’s Tavern for an active warrant for passing bad checks.

– Police responded to a deer/vehicle accident at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of East State Street near Sleepy Hollow Sleep Shop where Michelle Wiff, 31, of Leetonia, was eastbound when a deer crossed the road and struck the driver side of the vehicle.

– The fire department requested an officer respond to the 200 block of West Wilson Street at 7:44 p.m. Tuesday for an intoxicated man interfering with them while they were attending to another man. Upon arrival, officers were told the man left and the other man had been transported by an ambulance to a hospital.

– An alarm was reported at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of East State Street. The exterior was checked and appeared secure.

– A barking dog was reported at 6:51 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Sharp Avenue and Prospect Street, with the source located on Prospect and a warning tag left for the resident, who was later contacted and said the dogs were taken in for the night.

– An unruly juvenile was reported at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of East Sixth Street where a man said his juvenile son was being unruly and causing a disturbance. The boy was told the consequences and said he would stop.

– Police were called at 5:43 p.m. Tuesday to East Fourth Street and Hawley Avenue for an unknown problem which turned out to be a verbal dispute with no threats or violence. All parties left.

– A woman in the 900 block of Park Avenue reported at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday that she was receiving harassing text messages from an unknown phone number for the past month and now she’s receiving the same type of messages from a different unknown phone number.

– A parking ticket was issued at 5 p.m. Tuesday for a vehicle parked on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Broadway Avenue.

– A barking dog was reported at 3:27 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of East Third Street, but wasn’t found.

– Police were called at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday to check on a possible injured woman with her arm in a sling on the ground near Park and Southeast Boulevard. The woman said she was okay and was waiting for a relative.

– A man from Washington Avenue came to the police station at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday to report he was involved in a domestic dispute with his mother at her residence on East Third Street. He reported she became angry over a question and slapped him in the face twice and her dog jumped on him scratching him four times. He declined to pursue charges but wanted it documented.

– An alarm was checked out at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of South Lundy Avenue where the exterior of a business was found secure.

– An intoxicated driver was reported at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday on West State Street, but was not located.

– A Leetonia woman reported at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday that she was in the drive-thru line at Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins, 2823 E. State St., on Saturday when another vehicle pulled up against her bumper. She said witnesses said he was and he claimed he wasn’t and when she told him he was, he became angry and pushed his vehicle up against her bumper causing minor damage, then sped out of the parking lot after maneuvering around other vehicles without giving any information. The vehicle was described as a white Chevy SUV driven by an older man with gray hair.

– Police were called at 11:23 a.m. Tuesday for loud persons at Sharp Avenue and Wilson Street, but could not locate any problems.

– A woman on Lexington Avenue reported at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday that she was being harassed by an unknown male via a social media website and she wanted it documented. She blocked him from the site and has not heard anything further in the past week.

COLUMBIANA

– A Brenda Lane man reported at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday two yards on East Friend Street were not being mowed.

– Police received an open ended call from a Washington Street home at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday and heard a man and woman screaming and threatening each other. Police went to the home to diffuse the situation and the two said they did not know the phone line had been open. Police went back to the home at 3:58 p.m. because the two were continuing to yell at one another. The woman then decided to leave.

– James Billock reported at 4:48 p.m. Tuesday someone has been dumping trash in the dumpster at his business on South Main Street. Police told the people to remove the trash and refrain from further dumping.

– Police told four kids walking on the Youngstown and Southern railroad tracks at 8:44 p.m. Tuesday to get off the tracks.

– A man reported at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday he had just passed through the 850 block of Fairfield Avenue and it was full of smoke. Police checked the area but did not see any smoke.

– Police responded to an alarm drop at Das Dutch Haus at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday and recovered a motorcycle reported stolen out of Hancock County, W.Va. James Boyles, 42, New Cumberland, W.Va., was charged with receiving stolen property and taken to the Mahoning County Jail.

LISBON

– A highway patrol trooper reported a cow was loose in the area where Route 164 and Route 517 intersect at 9:23 p.m. Tuesday, but police were unable to locate the creature.

– Police were asked Tuesday to investigate a situation involving a vehicle CAT Auto had given to a man and he had yet to return the vehicle.

– A lifeguard at the village swimming pool called for police at 3:19 p.m. Tuesday because there was group of people screaming at the basketball court and it appeared as if it was going to escalate into a fight.

SALEM TWP.

A resident in the 36000 block of Perry Grange Road advised Constable Dan Valentine at 10:29 a.m. Sunday that his neighbor has been constantly shooting his gun excessively and it is very loud and annoying. The matter is under investigation.